A Case of Non-recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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: 1213-1215, 1998.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
A non-recurrent laryngeal nerve is rarely encountered condition, and its anomalous path makes it more vulnerable to injury during thyroid surgery and compression by a thyroid mass. This anomaly appears as a consequence of an aberrant subclavian artery, which arises from an anomaly in the primitive forth aortic arch. So, the surgeon must always be aware of the possibility of a nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve. Pre-operative recognition of this nerve allows surgeons to avoid the nerve injury. In some cases, surgeons are able to predict the presence of this nerve pre-operatively by way of clinical symptoms, chest X-ray or barium swallow. We experienced a case of right nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve during a total thyroidectomy in a 47-year-old female, and report with literature review.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Aorta, Thoracic
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Subclavian Artery
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Thorax
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyroidectomy
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Barium
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Laryngeal Nerves
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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