The use of LigaSure in patients with hyperthyroidism

BARBAROS U., Erbil Y., BOZBORA A., DEVECI U., Aksakal N., DINCCAG A., ...More

LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY, vol.391, no.6, pp.575-579, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 391 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00423-006-0082-0
  • Journal Name: LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.575-579
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Thyroidectomies of hyperthyroidic patients are known to be more blood-spattered than the operations performed for euthyroid nodular diseases and require careful hemostasis. Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of the use of LigaSure in patients with hyperthyroidism.