Superior laryngeal nerve identification and preservation in thyroidectomy

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-151

  Friedman, Michael ^a,b   Wilson, Meghan N ^b   Ibrahim, Hani ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cricothyroid; Nerve integrity monitoring; Superior laryngeal nerve; Thyroid anatomy; Thyroidectomy; Voice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRICOID; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LARYNX CARTILAGE; LOBECTOMY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 71549126524     PISSN: 10431810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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