A "pilot light" of the right non-recurrent laryngeal nerve.

Unilateral Recurrent Laryngeal and Hypoglossal Nerve Paralysis Following Rhinoplasty: A Case Report and review of Articles

Introduction: Injury to cranial nerves IX, X, and XII is a known complication of laryngoscopy and intubation. Here we present a patient with concurrent hypoglossal and recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after rhinoplasty. Case Report: The patient was a 27-year-old woman who was candidate for rhinoplastic surgery. The next morning after the operation, the patient complained of dysphonia and a s...

Comparison of the Frequency of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury with and without Exploration of the Nerve in Thyroidectomy

Background & Aims: Surgeons are not willing to participate in thyroid surgeries due to dangerous, although rare, complications of the procedure. Post thyroidectomy complications are divided in early and late onset; hypocalcemia, bleeding, thyroid storm and recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury are the most important ones. This study was performed to compare the frequency of recurrent laryngeal...

IBN SINA\'S VIEWS CONCERNING THE RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis in a Patient with Primary Thyroid Tuberculosis (Report of One Case)

Vocal cords paralysis is not a rare entity and is usually caused by malignant thyroid tomors, and major thyroid & neck surgeries, nontheless it has some unusual and even idiopathic causes as well. This is a report of a case with the primary tuberculosis of thyroid gland which has been confirmed both pathologicaly and microbiologically. The lesion was on the same side of paralysis and had advanc...

A Retroesophageal Right Subclavian Artery as the Last Branch of the Aortic Arch- In Vivo Case Report

Three major arteries normally originate from the aortic arch. Variations of the aortic arch branches are observed in some cases. Rare variation of the aortic arch branches is originated from the retroesophageal right subclavian (RRS) artery as the last branch of the aortic arch. Variation of artery is possibly associated with the variation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. This research p...