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Thyroidectomy

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This chapter describes techniques for thyroid lobectomy, as well as near total and total thyroidectomy. It emphasizes safe operative technique and details indications, preoperative preparation, pitfalls, and complications.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Geeta Lal

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Carol E. H. Scott-Conner

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center/Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Andreas M. Kaiser

  3. Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA

    Ninh T. Nguyen

  4. Division of Surgical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Umut Sarpel

  5. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Sonia L. Sugg

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Lal, G. (2022). Thyroidectomy. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Kaiser, A.M., Nguyen, N.T., Sarpel, U., Sugg, S.L. (eds) Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81415-1_127

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