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Review
. 2003 Feb;36(1):159-87, x.
doi: 10.1016/s0030-6665(02)00135-4.

Surgical considerations and controversies in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Brian D Affleck  1 , Keith Swartz, Joseph Brennan
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Review

Surgical considerations and controversies in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Brian D Affleck et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2003 Feb.

Abstract

The techniques of thyroid surgery have been fully elucidated in several surgical texts and atlases. This article discuss surgical pearls of thyroid and parathyroid surgery. We discuss preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations and controversies for both procedures.

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