Continuous vagal nerve stimulation for recurrent laryngeal nerve protection in thyroid surgery

European Surgical Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 185-191

  Jonas, J ^a  

^a Klinik für Allgemein Gefäß und Visceralchirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring; Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy; Thyroid resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 77952304978     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000305233     Document Type: Article

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