Comparison of Different Thyroidectomy Techniques for Benign Thyroid Disease

Extent of thyroidectomy in the management of benign thyroid disease remains controversial. In this clinical study, three different thyroidectomy techniques were compared by means of the complication, short period recurrence and L-thyroxin requirement rates. Two hundred consecutive patients who had b...

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Published in:	ENDOCRINE JOURNAL Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 723 - 727
Main Authors:	KOYUNCU, Ayhan, DÖKMETAS, Hatice Sebila, TURAN, Mustafa, AYDIN, Cengiz, KARADAYI, Kürsat, BUDAK, Elvan, GÖKGÖZ, Sehsuvar, SEN, Metin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan The Japan Endocrine Society 2003
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Benign thyroid disease Bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnosis Carcinoma, Papillary - surgery Dunhill procedure Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Hypocalcemia - etiology Male Middle Aged Postoperative Period Recurrence Reoperation Surgical Wound Infection - etiology Thyroid Diseases - drug therapy Thyroid Diseases - surgery Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery Thyroidectomy - adverse effects Thyroidectomy - methods Thyroxine - therapeutic use Total thyroidectomy Vocal Cord Paralysis - etiology
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