Thyroid surgery during coronavirus-19 pandemic phases I, II and III: lessons learned in China, South Korea, Iran and Italy.

D ZhangY FuL ZhouN LiangT WangP Del RioS RauseiL BoniD ParkJ JafariS KargarH Y KimM L TandaG DionigiHui Sun

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2020)

The Covid19 outbreak reduced thyroid surgery patient volumes. The decrease of Covid19 emergency plans contributed to unexpected outcomes (reduction of early stage cancer treatment, decreased operative times and hospital stays, increased VCP rate).

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