Abstract The conventional (full thyroid exposure) technique of hemithyroidectomy normally requires a long collar incision, wide skin flaps on the anterior neck, a long midline opening of the strap muscles to provide exposure of one thyroid lobe, causing a wide neck scar and a variety of potential complications related to raising skin flaps and vertically opening the strap muscles. We developed a new surgical approach for a hemithyroidectomy, designed to minimize tissue trauma by obviating unnecessary tissue dissection, while maintaining adequate exposure, and named it hemi-exposure. This study described this technique and the results compared with those achieved by full thyroid exposure technique.
Ragheb, M., Ezzat, A. W., Abdel -Hafiz, A., Ibrahim, A., & Tawfeek, A. H. (2008). Hemi-exposure, as an alternative technique for conventional hemithyroidectomy. Ain Shams Journal of Surgery, 1(1), 13-18. doi: 10.21608/asjs.2008.177016
MLA
Mohamed Ragheb; Abdel Wahab Ezzat; Ayman Abdel -Hafiz; Ahmed Ibrahim; Ahmed Hussein Tawfeek. "Hemi-exposure, as an alternative technique for conventional hemithyroidectomy". Ain Shams Journal of Surgery, 1, 1, 2008, 13-18. doi: 10.21608/asjs.2008.177016
HARVARD
Ragheb, M., Ezzat, A. W., Abdel -Hafiz, A., Ibrahim, A., Tawfeek, A. H. (2008). 'Hemi-exposure, as an alternative technique for conventional hemithyroidectomy', Ain Shams Journal of Surgery, 1(1), pp. 13-18. doi: 10.21608/asjs.2008.177016
VANCOUVER
Ragheb, M., Ezzat, A. W., Abdel -Hafiz, A., Ibrahim, A., Tawfeek, A. H. Hemi-exposure, as an alternative technique for conventional hemithyroidectomy. Ain Shams Journal of Surgery, 2008; 1(1): 13-18. doi: 10.21608/asjs.2008.177016
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