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Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury after thyroidectomy

A national study from Saudi Arabia

Saad M. Alqahtani, Hanan R. Al-sohabi, Musaed F. Rayzah, Amani S. Alatawi, Areej A. AlFattani and Yousef S. Alalawi
Saudi Medical Journal January 2023, 44 (1) 80-84; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.1.20220710

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