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Anterior cervical discectomy in a patient with huge thyroid tissue (goiter)

Enlarged thyroid gland (goiter) may hinder to reach anterior part of the vertebrae or may impose more retraction than usual. The patient had left arm pain, and his left biceps muscle strength was 3/5 and triceps muscle strength was 4/5. Physical examination of his neck showed no abnormality. We perf...

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Autor principal: Gulsen, Salih
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4271397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25540554
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.145218