Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve

Yetisir F., Ozkardes A. B., Dundar H. Z., Birkan B., Ciftci A. B., Kilic M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.30, sa.2, ss.112-114, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ucd.2013.22
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.112-114
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve is a serious complication in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. The anatomy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve is variable. Non-recurrent nerve is a very rare variation of the inferior laryngeal nerve. Because of the anatomical variations of the nerve, preservation of the nerve is the optimal strategy during surgery. In this case report, we present a non-recurrent laryngeal nerve abnormality in a patient who underwent parathyroidectomy, thyroidectomy and functional neck dissection for malignant parathyroid disease. A non-recurrent laryngeal nerve was identified during nerve exploration.