Is there a High Risk of Damaging the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroid Surgery?
โ Scribed by H. Dralle
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 37 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-544X
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An incidental finding in the anatomy lab showed up a plexus of the external branch of the right superior laryngeal nerve (SLN), including an anastomosis with the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). The external branch of the SLN divided in two extensions: The ventral extension reached the mesopharynx l
## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Avoiding alterations of the voice is a challenge in thyroid surgery. Identification and preservation of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) is paramount for normal vocal function preservation after thyroidectomy. Conventional nerve moni