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Intraoperative Ultrasonographic Assessment of Vocal Cord motion following pediatric thyroidectomy in the Era of COVID-19, a double-blind study
2021-04-03
Abstract excerpt
Unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP) is a known complication of thyroid surgery, due to iatrogenic recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, with reported rates of 2-5% in children. The gold standard for assessing vocal cord function in flexible nasendoscopy (FNE) examination, which is considered high-risk for contraction of the COVID-19 virus. Intraoperative ultrasonographic assessment (IUA) of vocal cord function is a...
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- c162bca5-a8af-54f1-989a-f5d2c55078eb
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- 10.22541/au.161746904.42552937/v1
