Anatomy of the Thoracic Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves from a Surgeon’s Perspective

摘要: There is a need for fresh understanding of the course recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLN) in chest. Thoracic surgeons avoid dissection around altogether to its injury. This impacting on how comprehensive nodal can be lung cancer surgery. It’s imperative understand anatomy extreme details before having confidence preserve motor branch. In chest right RLN short and thoracic surgeon unlikely cut it inadvertently. The left more complex requires in-depth understanding. Absolute mastery best way it, we strongly believe that ‘the injuring expose note branch'. By improving exposure armed with knowledge detailed was possible point out safe harvest nodes stations 3p, 2-4R, 5-6L, 4L 2L. palsy should an historical event surgeon.