Intraoperative neuromonitoring does not reduce the incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in thyroid reoperations: Results of a retrospective comparative analysis

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1348-1353

  Alesina, Piero F ^a   Rolfs, Thomas ^a   Hommeltenberg, Silvia ^a   Hinrichs, Jakob ^a   Meier, Beate ^a   Mohmand, Wazma ^a   Hofmeister, Sebastian ^a   Walz, Martin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT MONITORING; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 84864282060     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1548-6     Document Type: Article

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