Identification of the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroid Surgery

Aleksova Lyubka; Ali Metin M.; Chakarov Djevdet I.; Yozgyur Zeynep M.

doi:10.1515/folmed-2017-0083

Folia Medica (Mar 2018)

Identification of the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroid Surgery

Aleksova Lyubka,
Ali Metin M.,
Chakarov Djevdet I.,
Yozgyur Zeynep M.

Affiliations

Aleksova Lyubka: Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Ali Metin M.: Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Chakarov Djevdet I.: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Yozgyur Zeynep M.: Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/folmed-2017-0083
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 60, no. 1
pp. 154 – 157

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Aim: To compare the level of intra-operative identification of external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) through classical conventional clinical methods of prevention against those applying intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM).

Published in Folia Medica

ISSN: 0204-8043 (Print); 1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://foliamedica.bg

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