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. 2010 Apr;43(2):221-7, vii.
doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.01.001.

Surgical anatomy of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

Tanya Fancy  1 , Daniel Gallagher 3rd, Joshua D Hornig
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Surgical anatomy of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

Tanya Fancy et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

This article describes the anatomy and embryology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands and the recurrent laryngeal nerve, discussing how the anatomy affects function and dysfunction of the glands.

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