Predictors of Airway Complications After Thyroidectomy for Substernal Goiter
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Predictors of airway complications after thyroidectomy for substernal goiter.
HYPOTHESIS Airway complications after thyroidectomy for substernal goiter can be predicted by preoperative symptom profiles, radiologic findings, or other factors. DESIGN Retrospective review. Settings A university tertiary care center and a veterans' hospital. PATIENTS Sixty patients with substernal goiter who underwent thyroidectomy between 1993 and 2002. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Symptoms,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.139.6.656