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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 12/2014

01-11-2014 | Head and Neck Oncology

What’s Old is New Again

Editorial about “Total Thyroidectomy is Associated with Increased Risk of Complications for Low- and High-Volume Surgeons,” by Hauch et al., doi:10.1245/s10434-014-3846-8

Author: Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 12/2014

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In “Total thyroidectomy is associated with increased risk of complications for low-and high-volume surgeons,” Hauch et al. demonstrate in the current issue of Annals of Surgical Oncology just that; total thyroidectomy implies there is more surgery than thyroid lobectomy with attendant increased risk of postoperative morbidity, and high-volume surgeons on average perform thyroid surgery with improved outcomes compared to low-volume colleagues. …
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Metadata
Title
What’s Old is New Again
Editorial about “Total Thyroidectomy is Associated with Increased Risk of Complications for Low- and High-Volume Surgeons,” by Hauch et al., doi:10.1245/s10434-014-3846-8
Author
Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS
Publication date
01-11-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-014-3850-z

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