Revisited anatomy of the recurrent laryngeal nerves

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-253

  Ardito, Guglielmo ^a   Revelli, Luca ^a   D'Alatri, Lucia ^a   Lerro, Valentina ^a   Guidi, Maria Lavinia ^a   Ardito, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Nerve palsy; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Thyroid surgery; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0842287777     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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