The external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve: Its topographical anatomy as related to surgery of the neck

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-303

  Kierner, Antonius C ^a,c   Aigner, Martin ^a   Burian, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Anatomisches Institut Wien   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL INJURY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0031938182     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.124.3.301     Document Type: Article

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