A Surgical Technique to Avoid injury to External Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroidectomy

A Surgical Technique to Avoid injury to External Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroidectomy

Authors

  • K M AZIM
  • A AHMAD
  • A U HAQ
  • M J ATHAR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v9i2.4946

Keywords:

External laryngeal nerve, voice fatigue, lobecotomy isthmusectomy.

Abstract

The prospective study was conducted at surgical floor of Mayo Hospital, Lahore for a period of eight years. Thirty patients were included in the study. All patients having solitary nodule of thyroid underwent total lobectomy and isthmusectomy adopting a surgical technique for the safety of external laryngeal nerve. In the series external laryngeal nerve was visualized in 70% cases and in 30% cases it could not be visualized. Only two patients (developed fatigueness of voice after prolonged use postoperatively. No other complications were seen in the series.

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03/16/2022

How to Cite

AZIM, K. M. ., AHMAD, A. ., HAQ, A. U. ., & ATHAR, M. J. . (2022). A Surgical Technique to Avoid injury to External Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroidectomy. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 9(2), 80–81. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v9i2.4946

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