Management of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-34

  Richer, Sara L ^a,b,c   Randolph, Gregory W ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nerve infiltration; Neural monitoring; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Surgical approach; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE INJURY; PARATHYROID GLAND; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 66949132509     PISSN: 10431810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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