Bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy for graves' disease: An initial experience in a single institute

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1576-1581

  Kwon, Hyungju ^a,b,c   Koo, Do Hoon ^c,d   Choi, June Young ^a,b,c   Kim, Eunyoung ^a,b,c   Lee, Kyu Eun ^a,b,c   Youn, Yeo Kyu ^a,b,c  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Cancer Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AXILLA; BREAST; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879796364     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2027-4     Document Type: Article

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