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Intraoperative Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroidectomy: A Standardized Approach Part 2

Henning Dralle, Antonio Sitges-Serra, Peter Angelos, Manuel C Durán Poveda, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Marcin Barczynski, Eimear Phelan, Gregory Randolph

Citation Information : Dralle H, Sitges-Serra A, Angelos P, Poveda MC, Dionigi G, Barczynski M, Phelan E, Randolph G. Intraoperative Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroidectomy: A Standardized Approach Part 2. World J Endoc Surg 2012; 4 (1):33-40.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10002-1091

Published Online: 01-08-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).


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Poveda MCD, Dionigi G, Sitges- Serra A, Barczynski M, Angelos P, Dralle H, Phelan E, Randolph G. Intraoperative Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroidectomy: A Standardized Approach Part 2. World J Endocr Surg 2012;4(1):33-40.


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