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Is the routine drainage after surgery for thyroid necessary? - A prospective randomized clinical study [ISRCTN63623153]

BACKGROUND: Drains are usually left after thyroid surgery to prevent formation of hematoma and seroma in the thyroid bed. This is done to reduce complications and hospital stay. Objective evaluation of the amount collected in the thyroid bed by ultrasonography (USG) can help in assessing the role of...

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Autores principales: Khanna, Jotinder, Mohil, RS, Chintamani, Bhatnagar, Dinesh, Mittal, MK, Sahoo, M, Mehrotra, Magan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1156915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15946379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-5-11