Injuries to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves during Thyroid Operations
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A Closer Look at Laryngeal Nerves during Thyroid Surgery: A Descriptive Study of 584 Nerves
Morbidity after thyroidectomy is related to injuries to the parathyroids, recurrent laryngeal (RLN) and external branch of superior laryngeal nerves (EBSLN). Mostly these are due to variations in the surgical anatomy. In this study we analyse the surgical anatomy of the laryngeal nerves in Indian patients undergoing thyroidectomy. Materials and Methods. Retrospective study (February 2008 to Feb...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1955
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591575504800603