Surgical treatment of thyroid diseases in elderly patients

Title: Surgical treatment of thyroid diseases in elderly patients

Author: Raffaelli, Marco / Bellantone, Rocco / Princi, Pietro / De Crea, Carmela / Rossi, Esther D. / Fadda, Guido / Lombardi, Celestino P.

Reference: The American Journal of Surgery, 200 (4), p.467-472, Oct 2010

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.12.020

Keywords: Elderly patients; Thyroid surgery; Thyroidectomy; Geriatric surgery; Thyroid cancer; Toxic goiter

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