Open AccessIntraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroidectomy: evaluation of signal loss, prognostic value and surgical strategy
Author(s) -
Emine Özlem Gür,
Mehmet Hacıyanlı,
Serkan Karaıslı,
Selda Gücek Haciyanlı,
Erdinç Kamer,
Turan Acar,
Yusuf Kumkumoğlu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0087
Subject(s) - medicine , recurrent laryngeal nerve , surgery , thyroidectomy , intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring , nerve injury , superior laryngeal nerve , paralysis , anesthesia , thyroid , larynx
Intraoperative neural monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve has been widely used to avoid nerve injury during thyroidectomy. We discuss the results of the change in surgical strategy after unilateral signal loss surgeries using intermittent intraoperative neural monitoring in a high-volume referral centre.