Does intraoperative radioguided surgery influence the complication rates and completeness of completion thyroidectomy?

Tunca F., Giles Y., Terzioglu T., Mudun A., Adalet I., Salmaslioglu A., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.196, no.1, pp.40-46, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 196 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.027
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.40-46
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To investigate whether radioguided surgery (RGS) has any beneficial effects on the complication rates and the completeness of completion thyroidectomy (CT) in a center experienced in endocrine surgery.