Open AccessAssessment of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During Thyroid Surgery With Laryngeal Mask Airway
Author(s) -
Leonard M. Pott,
John T. Swick,
Brendan C. Stack
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of otolaryngology--head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-361X
pISSN - 0886-4470
DOI - 10.1001/archotol.133.3.266
Subject(s) - medicine , recurrent laryngeal nerve , laryngeal mask airway , surgery , glottis , thyroid , laryngoscopy , laryngeal masks , anesthesia , thyroidectomy , airway , intubation , larynx
To study the feasibility of using laryngeal mask anesthesia (LMA) with bronchoscopic evaluation of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) integrity when stimulated.