Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report
Autor: | Mehmet Uluşahin, Arif Burak Çekiç, Muhammed Selim Bodur, Kadir Tomas, Mithat Kerim Arslan |
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Jazyk: | English<br />Turkish |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Zdroj: | Haseki Tıp Bülteni, Vol 56, Iss 1, Pp 78-80 (2018) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1302-0072 2147-2688 |
DOI: | 10.4274/haseki.69885 |
Popis: | Nowadays, thyroidectomy is a frequently performed type of surgery. Although thyroid operations are generally performed without complications, there may be many anatomic variation and complications related with them. Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) paralysis is a frightening complication of thyroid surgery. For preventing this complication, having a good knowledge and experience about this small anatomic region is necessary. In this paper, we present a case of RLN variation identified in a 36-year-old female patient with multinodular goiter. Thyroidectomy was decided after examinations performed due to palpable swelling in the neck, then, three-branched left RLN was found after proper dissection and preserved during thyroidectomy operation. No complication was observed in the post-operative period and the patient was discharged next day. |
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