Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring using endotracheal electromyography during parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism

Objective To investigate the factors associated with adherence of an enlarged parathyroid gland to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and the effectiveness of intraoperative neural monitoring (IONM). Methods This single-center retrospective study involved samples from 197 consecutive patients (394...

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Main Authors: Takahisa Hiramitsu, Toshihide Tomosugi, Manabu Okada, Kenta Futamura, Norihiko Goto, Shunji Narumi, Yoshihiko Watarai, Yoshihiro Tominaga, Toshihiro Ichimori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605211000987