Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 209, Issue 2 , Pages e1-e7 , August 2009

Robot-Assisted Endoscopic Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Malignancies Using a Gasless Transaxillary Approach

Received 18 March 2009 ,Revised 29 April 2009 ,Accepted 4 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.05.003

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 209, Issue 2 , Pages e1-e7 , August 2009

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