A new instrument: The goiter extractor

✍ Scribed by Sacre, Robert

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1984
• Weight: 133 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0148-6403
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2890060614

✦ Synopsis

In order to simplify the extraction of large intrathoracic goiters and to avoid dramatic surgical problems, the author developed a simple instrument to extract goitric masses. The extractor was used 17 times (approximately 10% of the thyroidectomy procedures performed during 3 years). Its effectiveness was proven in 16 cases.