Open AccessSafe thyroidectomy: Our view point
Author(s) -
Jyoti Dabholkar,
S. Chirmade,
Sunita Chhapola
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050822
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , thyroidectomy , thyroid , surgery , recurrent laryngeal nerve , general surgery , head and neck , endocrine surgery , superior laryngeal nerve , larynx
Thyroid surgery by an Head & Neck surgeon can only be "Safe" when there is no morbidity. Identification and preservation of Recurrent laryngeal Nerve (RLN) and Parathyroids is absolutely necessary to ensure a Safe Thyroidectomy. Thorough knowledge of anatomy will guide the surgeon to the important landmarks.
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