Management of the Damaged Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve following Thyroid Surgery

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the management of damaged recurrent laryngeal nerve following thyroid surgery. The proximity nerves to gland renders susceptible injury during operations on gland. It is found that although damage more likely occur in dealing with malignancies and reoperative cases, trauma can relatively simple procedures. Hence, careful consideration must be given any operation. larynx associated pharyngeal constrictors receive their supply from nucleus ambiguous via vagus nerve. knowledge normal functioning vocal folds essential understand pathophysiology results nerves. At rest, are said lie paramedian position a slight glottic aperture. On inspiration, actively abducted give maximum aperture and, vocalization, they adducted close difference between full abduction adduction only 6–8 mm there considerable observer error recording fold position. Vocal death variable no well-defined cadaveric