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Identification and Protection of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve during Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy
Published on: October 24, 2025
[Surgical landmarks of the inferior laryngeal nerve : do they differ by ethnicity ?]
Adèle-Rose Ngo-Nyeki1,2,3, Frédéric Triponez2, Jean-Philippe Guyot1,4
1Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
Abstract:
For safe procedures, the surgeon performing thyroid gland surgeries must know precisely the anatomical relationships of the inferior laryngeal nerve with other cervical structures, in particular the inferior laryngeal artery and its branches. Classic descriptions of these relationships are based almost exclusively on the observation of Caucasian populations. However, this study shows that there are important differences between Caucasian and Sub-Saharian ethnic group, differences that any surgeon having the opportunity to operate in Africa should know to limit the risk of iatrogenic nerve damage and its morbid consequences.
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