Postoperative functional voice changes after conventional open or robotic thyroidectomy: A prospective trial

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2963-2970

  Lee, Jeonghun ^a   Na, Kuk Young ^a   Kim, Ra Mi ^a   Oh, Yeonju ^a   Lee, Ji Hyun ^a   Lee, Jandee ^b   Lee, Jin Seok ^a   Kim, Chul Ho ^a   Soh, Euy Young ^a   Chung, Woong Youn ^c  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONVENTIONAL OPEN THYROIDECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTIC THYROIDECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; VIDEOLARYNGOSTROBOSCOPY; VOICE ANALYSIS; VOICE CHANGE;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; ROBOTICS; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; STROBOSCOPY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; VIDEO RECORDING; VOCAL CORDS; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 84867405342     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2253-2     Document Type: Article

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