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Review
. 2024 Aug;24(8):270-276.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2024.04.004. Epub 2024 May 31.

Anaesthesia for thyroid and parathyroid surgery

L Guzzetti  1 , D Inversini  1 , A Bacuzzi  1
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Review

Anaesthesia for thyroid and parathyroid surgery

L Guzzetti et al. BJA Educ. 2024 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthesia; endocrine surgical procedures; parathyroid diseases; thyroid diseases.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Tracheal tube positioning during videolaryngoscopy. The tracheal tube provides electromyography feedback from the vocal muscles to monitor the function of the nerves during the IONM technique. TT, tracheal tube.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Vocal cord palsy after thyroid and parathyroid surgery. FONA, front of neck approach.
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