Surgical anatomy of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve in chinese adults and its clinical applications

Head and Neck

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-57

  Chuang, Fu Jie ^a   Chen, Jui Yu ^a   Shyu, Jia Fwu ^b   Su, Cheng Hsi ^a   Shyr, Yi Ming ^a   Wu, Chew Wun ^a   Lui, Wing Yui ^a   Lee, Chen Shen ^a   Chen, Tien Hua ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cricothyroid muscle; External branch of superior laryngeal nerve; Inferior cornu of thyroid cartilage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BRAZIL; CADAVER; CHINESE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THYROID GLAND; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOPSY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; LARYNGEAL NERVES; MALE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; TAIWAN; THYROID CARTILAGE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 75149124719     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21139     Document Type: Article

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