In The Last 10 Years, How Have Thyroidectomies Changed? - Dr. Terris (VIDEO)
Dr. Terris explains how the thyroidectomy has changed in the last ten years.
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Dr. David Terris:
We often use nerve monitoring to minimize the chances of injury, very important recurrent laryngeal nerve that travels underneath the thyroid gland to the voice box, and then a number of other ways in which we reduced the dissection involved in accomplishing a thyroidectomy. I rarely use a drain anymore, often send patients home. So it’s really a much different operation than it used to be.
About Dr. David Terris, M.D.:
Dr. David J. Terris is a Professor, Department Chair and Porubsky Distinguished Chair in the Otolaryngology Department at the Medical College of Georgia. He graduated with his B.A. from Cornell University and his medical doctorate from Duke University Medical School.
