Diagnosis and prognosis of iatrogenic injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 506-511

  Hydman, Jonas ^a   Björck, Gunnar ^a   Persson, Jonas K E ^a   Zedenius, Jan ^a   Mattsson, Per ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Electromyography; Laryngoscopy; Nimodipine; Vocal fold palsy

Indexed keywords

NIMODIPINE;

ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LARYNGOSCOPY; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 68049104142     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911800709     Document Type: Article

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