Prospective study on loss of signal on the first side during neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in total thyroidectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 662-666

  Sitges Serra, A ^a   Fontane J ^a   Duenas J P ^b   Duque, C S ^b   Lorente, L ^a   Trillo, L ^a   Sancho, J J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL PABLO TOBÓN URIBE   (Colombia)

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EID: 84874655361     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9044     Document Type: Article

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