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01-02-2009 | Letter

Commentary on transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection

Witzel K, von Rahden BH, Kaminski C, Stein HJ (2008) Transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection. Surg Endosc 22(8):1871-1875

Authors: Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Francesca Rovera, Luigi Boni

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 2/2009

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Title: Commentary on transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection
Witzel K, von Rahden BH, Kaminski C, Stein HJ (2008) Transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection. Surg Endosc 22(8):1871-1875
Authors: Gianlorenzo Dionigi
Francesca Rovera
Luigi Boni
Publication date: 01-02-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-0241-1

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Commentary on transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection

Witzel K, von Rahden BH, Kaminski C, Stein HJ (2008) Transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection. Surg Endosc 22(8):1871-1875

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