Randomized controlled trial of visualization versus neuromonitoring of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1340-1347

  Barczyński, Marcin ^a   Konturek, Aleksander ^a   Stopa, Małgorzata ^a   Honowska, Agnieszka ^b   Nowak, Wojciech ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b Narutowicz Municipal Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOITER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOITER; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES; LARYNGEAL NERVES; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; THYROIDECTOMY; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 84864282069     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1547-7     Document Type: Article

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