Awake thyroidectomy: Safe, effective, and elegant
Safe and margin-free resection of thyroid cancer is feasible with local or regional anesthesia. We present a case of awake thyroidectomy performed under combined local anesthesia and superficial cervical plexus block, with excellent patient satisfaction. © Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. 2020.
| Published in: | World Journal of Endocrine Surgery |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd
2020
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85112668981&doi=10.5005%2fjp-journals-10002-1308&partnerID=40&md5=81e831585941297c7caf4b5f18665cd5 |
| Summary: | Safe and margin-free resection of thyroid cancer is feasible with local or regional anesthesia. We present a case of awake thyroidectomy performed under combined local anesthesia and superficial cervical plexus block, with excellent patient satisfaction. © Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. 2020. |
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| ISSN: | 9755039 |
| DOI: | 10.5005/jp-journals-10002-1308 |