Ultrasound scalpel in thyroidectomy: Prospective randomized study

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 491-496

  Docimo, Giovanni ^a   Ruggiero, Roberto ^a   Gubitosi, Adelmo ^a   Casalino, Giuseppina ^a   Bosco, Alfonso ^a   Gili, Simona ^a   Conzo, Giovanni ^a   Docimo, Ludovico ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemostasis; Thyroidectomy; Ultrasonic device

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870765277     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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