Recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery: A critical appraisal

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 887-889

  Hisham, Abdullah N ^a   Lukman, Mohd R ^a  

^a PUTRAJAYA HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Inferior thyroid artery; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Surgical anatomy; Thyroid surgery; Zuckerkandl tubercle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; TRACHEA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; TRACHEA;

EID: 0036914037     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02578.x     Document Type: Article

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