The external laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery: The 'no more neglected' nerve

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-7

  Mishra, Anand ^a   Temadari, Hema ^b   Singh, Nikhil ^a   Mishra, S ^a   Agarwal, Amit ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

External branch of superior laryngeal nerve; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROID WEIGHT; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 33845995471     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.29591     Document Type: Article

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