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. 2013 Jun;2(2):71-5.
doi: 10.1159/000350856.

Robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery: as safe as conventional-access thyroid surgery?

Henning Dralle  1
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Robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery: as safe as conventional-access thyroid surgery?

Henning Dralle. Eur Thyroid J. 2013 Jun.
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