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1: Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi. 2005 Feb;19(3):112-3.Links

[Anatomic study on the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery]

[Article in Chinese]

Wang L, Zhu L, Wang M, Liu F.

Department of Otolaryngology, Third Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100083, China. doctorwangli@yahoo.com.cn

OBJECTIVE: To study the anatomic characteristic and dissecting approach of recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery. METHOD: A retrospective review of surgical data of consecutive 56 patients undertook thyroid surgery was conducted, in which total 63 recurrent laryngeal nerves were identified. RESULT: A nerve bifurcation was found in 48 recurrent laryngeal nerves. Twenty-nine nerves were deep to the inferior thyroid artery, 19 were superficial to the artery, 8 were between the arteries. The inferior thyroid artery was not found in 7 cases. CONCLUSION: Correct identification and safe dissection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve are essential in thyroid surgery.

PMID: 15844609 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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