Thyroid surgery in children and adolescents

Title: Thyroid surgery in children and adolescents

Author: Astl, Jaromír / Dvořáková, Marcela / Vlček, Petr / Veselý, David / Matucha, Petr / Betka, Jan

Reference: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 68 (10), p.1273-1278, Oct 2004

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.04.024

Keywords: Children; Adolescents; Thyroid diseases; Surgery indication; Total thyroidectomy; Hemithyroidectomy

Abstract: …for the origin of malignant thyroid diseases ionizing radiation…6] about the incidence of thyroid cancer in children after the Chernobyl disaster. Many papers discuss…and pediatric examination. Thyroid (neck) ultrasound, completed…

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