Laryngotracheal edema due to thermal injury: A complication after thyroidectomy in children.
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DOI: 10.5546/aap.2017.eng.e31
Abstract: Postoperative respiratory insufficiency is a serious complication of total thyroidectomies which can be multifactorial, especially in children. We report two siblings who had undergone thyroidectomy with subsequent respiratory distress. Electrothermal bipolar and harmonic scalpel were… read more here.
Keywords: due thermal; thermal injury; postoperative respiratory; complication ... See more keywords