Normative intra-operative electrophysiologic waveform analysis of superior laryngeal nerve external branch and recurrent laryngeal nerve in patients undergoing thyroid surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2336-2342

  Potenza, Andre S ^a   Phelan, Eimear A ^a   Cernea, Claudio R ^b   Slough, Cristian M ^a   Kamani, Dipti V ^a   Darr, Ashlie ^a   Zurakowski, David ^c   Randolph, Gregory W ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; THYROIDECTOMY; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE; LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES; LARYNGEAL NERVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84883559484     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2148-9     Document Type: Article

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