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The sensitivity and specificity of methylene blue spray to identify the parathyroid gland during thyroidectomy

BACKGROUND: Hypocalcemia is a common complication of thyroidectomy resulting from an injury to the parathyroid gland. Methylene blue, which is a medication and dye that has been used for more than a century, is safe and readily available. The previous study has found that methylene blue spray on the...

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Autores principales: Piromchai, Patorn, Juengtrakool, Thipphailin, Laohasiriwong, Supawan, Kasemsiri, Pornthep, Ungarereevittaya, Piti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6347963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30697498
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6376