The external laryngeal nerve: surgical and anatomic considerations. Report of 50 total thyroidectomies
โ Scribed by C. Page; M. Laude; D. Legars; P. Foulon; V. Strunski
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-1038
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Iatrogenic lesions of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) during thyroidectomies are not infrequent due to the possibility of anatomic variations of the relationships of this nerve with the superior thyroid vessels. Therefore, based on an anatomic analysis of 30 superior thyr
## Abstract ## __Background.__ The purpose of this study was to determine the anatomic features of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) in Chinese adults. ## __Methods.__ We analyzed the anatomic distribution of the 86 EBSLNs in 43 cadavers. ## __Results.__ The incidence