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Invisible-scar endoscopic thyroidectomy by the dorsal approach

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We thank Karl-Storz GmbH CO.KG, Tuttlingen, Germany, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, and The European Surgical Institute, Hamburg, Germany, for supporting this work.

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  1. Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Krankenhaus Agatharied Academic Teaching Hospital of the LMU Munich, Hausham, Germany

    Hans Martin Schardey & Stefan Schopf

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Schardey, H.M., Schopf, S. Invisible-scar endoscopic thyroidectomy by the dorsal approach. Surg Endosc 25, 3472–3473 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1694-1

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