Complications after total thyroidectomy

Journal of Visceral Surgery

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 249-256

  Christou, N ^a   Mathonnet, M ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Parathyroid; Postoperative morbidity; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MORBIDITY; PARATHYROID GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE MORBIDITY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; PARATHYROID; POSTOPERATIVE MORBIDITY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; THYROIDECTOMY;

HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84901383971     PISSN: 18787886     EISSN: 18787878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2013.04.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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