Open AccessSafety of thyroidectomy and cervical neck dissection without drains
Author(s) -
Bassam Abboud,
Ghassan Sleilaty,
Habib G. Rizk,
Gérard Abadjian,
Claude Ghorra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.025710
Subject(s) - medicine , seroma , surgery , postoperative hematoma , hematoma , perioperative , thyroidectomy , neck dissection , vocal cord paralysis , hypoparathyroidism , anesthesia , paralysis , thyroid , complication , cancer
Many studies have reported that drainage after thyroidectomy does not decrease the rate of local postoperative complications. We sought to review the safety of thyroidectomy combined with cervical neck dissection (CND) without drainage.
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