Open AccessNonrecurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Associated Anatomical Variations: The Art of Prediction
Author(s) -
Marina Morais,
João Capela-Costa,
L. Matos-Lima,
José Costa-Maia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european thyroid journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2235-0802
pISSN - 2235-0640
DOI - 10.1159/000438751
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , trunk , larynx , thyroid disease , thyroid , surgery , ecology , biology
A nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is a rare anatomical variation in which the nerve enters the larynx directly off the cervical vagus nerve.