Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report
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 s...
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| author | Mehmet Uluşahin Arif Burak Çekiç Muhammed Selim Bodur Kadir Tomas Mithat Kerim Arslan |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-67bd61d1d85944e4b1fd46f0ed8af3462023-02-15T16:14:31ZengGalenos YayineviHaseki Tıp Bülteni1302-00722147-26882018-04-01561788010.4274/haseki.69885Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case ReportMehmet Uluşahin0Arif Burak Çekiç1Muhammed Selim Bodur2Kadir Tomas3Mithat Kerim Arslan4Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Trabzon, TurkeyKaradeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Trabzon, TurkeyKaradeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Trabzon, TurkeyKaradeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Trabzon, TurkeyKaradeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Farabi Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Trabzon, TurkeyNowadays, 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.http://www.hasekidergisi.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/trifurcation-of-recurrent-laryngeal-nerve-a-case-r/16957Recurrent laryngeal nervetrifurcationthyroidectomyanatomic variationnerve injury |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Uluşahin Arif Burak Çekiç Muhammed Selim Bodur Kadir Tomas Mithat Kerim Arslan Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report Haseki Tıp Bülteni Recurrent laryngeal nerve trifurcation thyroidectomy anatomic variation nerve injury |
| title | Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report |
| title_full | Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report |
| title_short | Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report |
| title_sort | trifurcation of recurrent laryngeal nerve a case report |
| topic | Recurrent laryngeal nerve trifurcation thyroidectomy anatomic variation nerve injury |
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