Report of a rare case: Double recurrent laryngeal nerve

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Manoglu B., YILMAZ E. M., Erdogan A., Ozkan M. B., Ozciftci V. M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.32, no.4, pp.298-299, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/ucd.2015.2910
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.298-299
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

One of the most important and feared complications of thyroid and parathyroid surgery is injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve. The main reason for this type of injury is anatomical variations. Currently, nerve monitoring is being widely used to reduce complications due to the high variation rate. However, it is not being used extensively in our country, due to cost related issues. In this case, we present a left sided double recurrent laryngeal nerve.