Thyrotomy

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Thy`rot´o`my


n.1.(Surg.) The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The technique used in all Forte V cases was an anterior approach midline thyroidotomy. The authors recommend following the cysts to its intra laryngeal origin.
A case of Congenital Cyst of Larynx in an infant
The patient underwent surgical exploration (thyroidotomy) of the left neck.
A small thyroidotomy exposed one end of the serrated bone, which was simply grasped and pulled straight out toward the pyriform fossa.
Removal of a fish bone in the thyroid gland without the need for thyroid lobectomy
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