[The right inferior laryngeal nerve with a non-recurrent course]

U Marone; L Pezzullo; M G Chiofalo; C Caracò; N Mozzillo

[The right inferior laryngeal nerve with a non-recurrent course]

Tumori. 2003 Jul-Aug;89(4 Suppl):212-4.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

U Marone¹, L Pezzullo, M G Chiofalo, C Caracò, N Mozzillo

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di Chirurgia B, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Napoli.

PMID: 12903597

Abstract

Two cases of a right non-recurrent laryngeal nerve were encountered during the performance of 992 thyroid operations. In its abnormal non-recurrent course the nerve passes transversely from under the carotid sheat hand takes a position which is at right-angles to the normal recurrent laryngeal nerve.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / anatomy & histology
Aorta, Thoracic / embryology
Genetic Variation
Humans
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / abnormalities*
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / anatomy & histology
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / embryology
Retrospective Studies
Subclavian Artery / anatomy & histology
Subclavian Artery / embryology
Thyroidectomy
Vagus Nerve / abnormalities
Vagus Nerve / anatomy & histology
Vagus Nerve / embryology