Surgical anatomy of the recurrent laryngeal nerves and its clinical applications in Chinese adults

Surgery Today

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 312-315

  Uen, Yih Huei ^a   Chen, Tien Hua ^b,c   Shyu, Jia Fwu ^d   Shyr, Yi Ming ^b   Su, Cheng Hsi ^b   Chen, Jui Yu ^b   Lee, Chen Shen ^b   Liu, Jiang Chuan ^d  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Berry's ligament; Inferior cornu of thyroid cartilage; Inferior thyroid artery; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Tracheoesophageal groove

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX CARTILAGE; LIGAMENT; MALE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NERVES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; TAIWAN; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 33645295239     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-005-3151-z     Document Type: Article

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