Failure to consider the number of dissected sides can bias complication rate calculations of central lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer.
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D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy