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. 2022 Feb 17;8(2):102.
doi: 10.1016/j.aace.2022.02.004. eCollection 2022 Mar-Apr.

Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury During Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules

Jules Aljammal  1 , Iram Hussain  2 , Shahzad Ahmad  1
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Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury During Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules

Jules Aljammal et al. AACE Clin Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: D5W, dextrose 5% in water; RFA, radiofrequency ablation; RLN, recurrent laryngeal nerve.

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