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Critical Appraisal

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Over the last 20 years, technologies have been developed which have dramatically changed the field of surgery. While meticulous surgical technique and attention to detail remain the hallmarks of thyroid surgery, many surgeons have incorporated new technologies to enable them to perform thyroidectomy safely and faster. Intraoperative nerve monitoring of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve and the recurrent laryngeal nerve as well as hemostatic devices (harmonic scalpel and LigaSure) and hemostatic agents are frequently used, but are of unclear benefit. This chapter will critically appraise the literature regarding these new technologies and summarize our recommendations.

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    Celestino Pio Lombardi

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Scheri, R.P., Sosa, J.A. (2016). Critical Appraisal. In: Lombardi, C., Bellantone, R. (eds) Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20065-1_21

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