Harmonic focus in total thyroidectomy plus level III-IV and VI dissection: A prospective randomized study

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  He, Qingqing ^a   Zhuang, Dayong ^a   Zheng, Luming ^a   Zhou, Peng ^a   Chai, Jixin ^a   Lv, Zhen ^a  

^a JINAN MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Haemostasis; Harmonic focus; Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma; Thyroid surgery; Total thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHYLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HYPOCALCEMIA; LYMPH NODE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; THYROID TUMOR; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055023361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-9-141     Document Type: Article

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