Journal Reviews

CT and intraoperative nerve monitoring to identify non-recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery

1 November 2014 | | Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery, ENT | nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve, thyroid surgery, CT, IONM

A non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is a rare (incidence 0.3% to 1.3%) anatomical variant that results in a higher rate of vocal cord palsy following thyroid surgery. This team from China examined the utility of preoperative CT and intraoperative nerve...