Recurrent laryngeal nerve dysfunction following carotid endarterectomy

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 168-170

  Curran, A J ^a   Smyth, D ^a   Sheehan, S J ^a   Joyce, W ^a   Hayes, D Bouchier ^a   Walsh, M A ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; STROBOSCOPY; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGUS NERVE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

AGED; DISSECTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; VAGUS NERVE; VIDEO RECORDING; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0030958030     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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