Hemithyroidectomy or total thyroidectomy for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer?

Henning Dralle1, Frank Weber2, Andreas Machens2, Tim Brandenburg3, Kurt Werner Schmid4, Dagmar Führer‐Sakel3
1Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Sektion Endokrine Chirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Deutschland. [email protected].
2Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Sektion Endokrine Chirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland
3Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel, Universitätsmedizin Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland
4Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsmedizin Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland

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