Intraoperative neuromonitoring for early localization and identification of recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 633-639

  Chiang, Feng Yu ^a,b   Lu, I Cheng ^a   Chen, Hui Chun ^a   Chen, Hsiu Ya ^b   Tsai, Cheng Jing ^b   Lee, Ka Wo ^a,b   Hsiao, Pi Jung ^a,b   Wu, Che Wei ^c,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

intraoperative neuromonitoring; laryngeal electromyography; recurrent laryngeal nerve; thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMONITORING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; THYROID SURGERY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 78650668411     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(10)70097-8     Document Type: Article

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