Robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy: An examination of the first one hundred cases

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 558-564

  Kandil, Emad H ^a   Noureldine, Salem I ^a   Yao, Lu ^b   Slakey, Douglas P ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LEARNING CURVE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROBOTIC TRANSAXILLARY THYROIDECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; BODY MASS INDEX; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859211481     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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