Preoperative ultrasonography assessment of vocal cord movement during thyroid and parathyroid surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2509-2515

  Cheng, Shih Ping ^a,b,c   Lee, Jie Jen ^a,b,c   Liu, Tsang Pai ^a,b,d   Lee, Kuo Sheng ^a,b,d   Liu, Chien Liang ^a,b,d  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867851972     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1674-1     Document Type: Article

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