Efficacy of surgeon-performed, ultrasound-guided lymph node fine needle aspiration in patients with thyroid pathologic conditions

Kahramangil, Bora; Kose, EMİN; Donmez, Mustafa; Aydin, Husnu; El-Dabh, Daniel; Krishnamurthy, Vikram; Jin, Judy; Shin, Joyce; Siperstein, Allan; Berber, Eren

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2018.05.036

Efficacy of surgeon-performed, ultrasound-guided lymph node fine needle aspiration in patients with thyroid pathologic conditions

Kahramangil B., Kose E., Donmez M., Aydin H., El-Dabh D., Krishnamurthy V., ...Daha Fazla

SURGERY, cilt.164, sa.4, ss.657-664, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 164 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.05.036
Dergi Adı: SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.657-664
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Although the concept of surgeon-performed fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules is established, experience with surgeon-performed lymph node fine needle aspiration is scant. We aimed to study the efficacy of surgeon-performed lymph node fine needle aspiration in patients with thyroid pathologic conditions.