Comparing LigasureTM Exact dissector with other energy devices in total thyroidectomy: a pilot study Article Swipe
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Medicine
Hemostasis
Thyroid
Thyroidectomy
Surgery
Total thyroidectomy
Harmonic scalpel
Anesthesia
Blood loss
Internal medicine
Theodossis S. Papavramidis
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Ioannis Pliakos
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Angeliki Chorti
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Stavros Panidis
,
George Kotsovolis
,
Veronica Stelmach
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Dimitris Koutsoumparis
,
Sohail Bakkar
,
Antonios Michalopoulos
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· 2020
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.21037/gs.2020.02.05
· OA: W3011383000
YOU?
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· 2020
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.21037/gs.2020.02.05
· OA: W3011383000
Energy devices are now frequently used in thyroidectomy. Comparing these devices seems to qualify them as equal concerning post-operative complications, hemostasis, and acute inflammatory reaction. However, Ligasure<sup>TM</sup> Exact Dissector seems to have better results concerning duration of surgery, quantity of thyroid tissue removed per minute and intraoperative difficulty.
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