Annals of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Ultrasonically activated shears in thyroidectomies: a randomized trial.
To test whether the advantages of the ultrasonically activated shears (UAS) observed in thyroidectomies in a previous matched-pair study could be repeated in a randomized trial. ⋯ The UAS is a usable device in total thyroidectomies and lobectomies.