Intraoperative neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery: Is the two-staged thyroidectomy justified?

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) in predicting postoperative nerve function during thyroid surgery and its consequent ability to assist the surgeon in intraoperative decision making.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Surg

Title: International journal of surgery (London, England)

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1743-9159

ISSN (Print): 1743-9159

Publication date (Electronic): May 2017

Volume: 41 Suppl 1

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[1 ] Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS554, Bivio Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (CA), Italy. Electronic address: pgcalo@unica.it.

[2 ] Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS554, Bivio Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (CA), Italy. Electronic address: fabiomedas@gmail.com.

[3 ] Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" - School of Medicine, Division of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Via Gen.G.Orsini 42, 80132, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: Giovanni.CONZO@unina2.it.

[4 ] Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS554, Bivio Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (CA), Italy. Electronic address: frapodda@gmail.com.

[5 ] Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS554, Bivio Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (CA), Italy. Electronic address: gianlu_5@hotmail.it.

[6 ] Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" - School of Medicine, Division of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Via Gen.G.Orsini 42, 80132, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: claudiog86@hotmail.it.

[7 ] Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS554, Bivio Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (CA), Italy. Electronic address: gpisano@unica.it.

[8 ] Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS554, Bivio Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (CA), Italy. Electronic address: enricoerdas@medicina.unica.it.

[9 ] Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, SS554, Bivio Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (CA), Italy. Electronic address: nicolosi@unica.it.

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Publisher Item ID: S1743-9191(17)30123-1

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.02.001

PubMed ID: 28506407

SO-VID: 1a19c828-473d-4ffd-9103-1f279c3b81a4

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Keywords: Intraoperative neuromonitoring,Neuromonitoring,Recurrent laryngeal nerve,Recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring,Thyroid surgery,Thyroidectomy

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Keywords: Intraoperative neuromonitoring, Neuromonitoring, Recurrent laryngeal nerve, Recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring, Thyroid surgery, Thyroidectomy

Intraoperative neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery: Is the two-staged thyroidectomy justified?

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