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Purpose: Post-thyroidectomy bleeding (PTB) is rare but may be a life-threatening complication. This study investigated the incidence of and risk factors for postoperative bleeding after thyroid surgery.
Methods: The medical records...
PURPOSE: We focused on the comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative ultrasonography (US) with that of computed tomography (CT), especially for lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in N1b papillary...
PURPOSE: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a well-established method for diagnosis of thyroid tumors. However, FNA sometimes fails to distinguish benign thyroid nodules from papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The aim...
PURPOSE: Energy devices, such as Harmonic Focus Plus (Ethicon; ultrasonic scalpel; Harmonic) and Ligasure Small Jaw (Covidien; bipolar sealer; Ligasure) are widely used in thyroid surgery as substitutes for Bovie...