Surgical anatomy of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 813-816

  Whitfield, Patricia ^a   Morton, Randall P ^a   Al Ali, Saad ^a  

^a Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Laryngeal nerve; Superior; Thyroid gland; Voice disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LARYNX; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NERVES; LARYNX; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 77958551349     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05440.x     Document Type: Article

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