Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy (eMIT): Safety first!

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1936-1937

  Benhidjeb, Tahar ^a   Stark, Michael ^a  

^a New European Surgical Academy NESA   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; NOTE; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL ORIFICE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 80051574010     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1077-8     Document Type: Letter

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