American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 239-243 , July 2009

The characteristics of concomitant thyroid nodules cause false-positive ultrasonography results in primary hyperparathyroidism

  • Umut Barbaros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Yeşim Erbil, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34093, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel.: +90 2124142000; fax: +90 2125341605.
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  • Artür Salmashoğlu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Halim İşsever, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ferihan Aral, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mehtap Tunacı, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Selçuk Özarmağan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 6 April 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00108-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.06.007

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 239-243 , July 2009

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