Anatomical relationship between recurrent laryngeal nerve and inferior thyroid artery in thyroidectomy patients.

摘要: Background: Thyroid surgery is performed very frequently now a day. Previously it was used to be associated with high morbidity especially hoarseness. This complication almost negligible as most of the surgeons are well acquainted anatomical knowledge nerves in relation gland. The objective this study find out variable relationships between Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Inferior Artery patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Methods: cross-sectional retrospective conducted Government Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar Abasyn (Private) from May 2010 June 2014. Patients for benign goiters, T1, T2 differentiated cancers without lymph node involvement included. Data on various types RLN ITA were recorded. Results: In total 271 operated included study, 117 male 154 female. Total 398 RLNs identified 416 sides operated. 55.27% cases nerve found anterior inferior artery while posterior 34.67% cases. remaining 10.05% observed passing within branches artery. Conclusions: relationship highly variable. For all head neck perform safe thyroid, necessary have sound these recurrent laryngeal Keywords: (RLN), (ITA), Relationships,