Open AccessRecurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury Near the Nerve Entry Point in Total Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Nan Liu,
Bo Chen,
Luchuan Li,
Qingdong Zeng,
Lei Sheng,
Bin Zhang,
Weili Liang,
Bin Lv
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s338551
Subject(s) - medicine , recurrent laryngeal nerve , thyroidectomy , nerve injury , retrospective cohort study , surgery , cord , cohort , incidence (geometry) , anesthesia , thyroid , optics , physics
Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (RLNI) still occurs in total endoscopic thyroidectomy (TET) by using intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). As the region where most injuries occur, more attention should be paid to RLNI near the nerve entry point (NEP) in TET.