Open AccessAnatomical Variation of the Thyroid Gland - Levator glandulae thyroideae: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Natalia M Velasco-Nieves,
Adegbenro Omotuyi John Fakoya,
S Ripsch Matthew,
Wirda Zafar,
Mahrukh Zafar,
Kevin Alonso Milla,
Sushanth Yerra,
Abayomi Gbolahan Afolabi,
Thomas McCracken
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2232-7576
pISSN - 1986-8049
DOI - 10.17532/jhsci.2020.904
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , anatomy , surgery
Surgical procedures on the thyroid are usually complicated by damage to the parathyroid glands, the external branch of superior laryngeal nerves, inferior laryngeal nerves, and hematoma due to vascular injury and the chance of residual thyroid tissue being left in case of cancer and Graves' disease, and the presence of anatomical variations. In this study, we describe the presence of a levator glandulae thyroideae that could misguide surgeons during surgical procedures.
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