ArticleIndian journal of surgical oncology2016
The Tubercle of Zuckerkandl : An Important Landmark Revisited.
Article in Indian journal of surgical oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- An analysis of vascular pattern in modified P1 zone and relationship with recurrent laryngeal nerve.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Preventing Laryngeal Nerve Palsy During Thyroidectomies: A Non-systematic Review of the Surgical Anatomy Literature.Cureus · 2025Review
- The use of Zuckerkandl's tubercle as an anatomical landmark in identifying recurrent laryngeal nerve and superior parathyroid gland during total thyroidectomy: a prospective single-surgeon study.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Relationship of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve with Inferior Horn of Thyroid Cartilage, Berry's Ligament and Zuckerkandl's Tubercle.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- The parietal foramen anatomy: studies using dry skulls, cadaver and in vivo MRI.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021Observational
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Abstract
To study the incidence of the tubercle of Zuckerkandl (ZT) among Indian patients subjected to thyroid surgery at a tertiary care cancer centre and its relevance in localization of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). Prospective study on 144 patients (48 males, 96 females) undergoing thyroidectomy (35 hemithyroidectomies, 109 total thyroidectomies) from September 1st 2010 - February 28th 2013. 144 specimen/253 lobes (129 right, 124 left) were evaluated. Findings were recorded by the same team to ensure consistency. Presence, shape, grade (Pelizzo's) of ZT and relationship to RLN were documented. ZT was identified in 90.5 % (n = 229), commoner on the right (n = 120) than on left (n = 109). ZT was Grade 0 in 9.5 %, Grade I in 28.9 %, Grade II in 50.5 % and Grade III in 11 % of cases. In all patients ZT was unilobed. Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) was consistent in position and was posterior to ZT in all cases. There were no branches of the RLN above the ZT. The ZT is a useful guide in locating RLN. Surgeon should be aware about the incidence, shape, grade and relation to RLN which is different in the Indian population as compared to what has been reported globally.
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