Laryngeal complications after thyroidectomy: is it always the surgeon?

Laryngeal dysfunction after thyroidectomy is a common complication. However, few data are available to differentiate whether these complications result from injury to the recurrent nerve or to the vocal folds from intubation.University medical center.Seven hundred sixty-one patients who underwent su...

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Main Authors:	Echternach, Matthias (Author) , Maurer, Christoph (Author) , Mencke, Thomas (Author) , Schilling, Martin (Author) , Verse, Thomas (Author) , Richter, Bernhard (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	February 16, 2009
In:	Archives of surgery Year: 2009, Volume: 144, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-153
ISSN:	1538-3644
DOI:	10.1001/archsurg.2008.530
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2008.530
Author Notes:	Matthias Echternach, MD; Christoph Maurer, MD; Thomas Mencke, MD; Martin Schilling, MD; Thomas Verse, MD; Bernhard Richter, MD