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[The superior laryngeal nerve: an anatomical structure at risk during thyroid surgery]
M A Cannizzaro1, S Fiocco, L Piazza
1Istituto di Patologia Chirurgia III, Università degli Studi di Catania.
Minerva Chirurgica
|May 15, 1991
Abstract:
The effects of injury to the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (ESLN) during thyroid surgery are well known, while the frequency and consequences of ESLN lesions aren't today well known. The Authors report their own experience of the incidence of ESLN injuries in thyroid surgery.