Why monitor the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery?

J Endocrinol Invest. 2010 Dec;33(11):819-22. doi: 10.1007/BF03350349.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Endoscopy / methods
  • Humans
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative*
  • Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / physiology
  • Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / surgery
  • Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries
  • Standard of Care
  • Thyroid Gland / surgery*
  • Thyroidectomy / adverse effects
  • Thyroidectomy / methods