Surgical Strategy in Thyroid Disease

Lando, Matthew; Hoover, Larry A.; Zuckerbraun, Lionel

doi:10.1001/archotol.1990.01870120024002

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“…The incidence of definitive damage to this nerve varies from 0.2% to 0.3% in different series 1,2 . The recurrent laryngeal nerve is always identified by the surgeon above the thoracic inlet and traced in cephalic direction to its entry into the larynx 1–6 . The thyroid is a highly vascular organ, served by two pairs of arteries—the superior and inferior thyroid arteries—and an inconstant artery—the thyroidea ima artery.…”

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The recurrent laryngeal nerve: Related vascular anatomy

et al. 1998

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This study was based on 34 recurrent laryngeal nerve dissections after arterial casting with red-colored latex. The aim was to provide specific information about the perineural microvasculature. This study established the following points: 1. a great anatomic variability does exist; 2. the laryngeal nerve is usually in relation to the posterior branch of the inferior thyroid artery; and 3. this vascular branch is sometimes replaced with a vascular network. In all cases, this microvascularization must be preserved during thyroid surgery.

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