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SynthesisBioMed research international2017

The Reliability of the Tracheoesophageal Groove and the Ligament of Berry as Landmarks for Identifying the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Cadaveric Study and Meta-Analysis.

Brandon Michael Henry, Beatrice Sanna, Matthew J Graves, Silvia Sanna, Jens Vikse, Iwona M Tomaszewska, R Shane Tubbs, Krzysztof A Tomaszewski

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Variations in Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroidectomy.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023
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  9. Relative Topography of Laryngeal Nerves for Surgical Cruciality: An Observational Cadaveric Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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  10. 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 · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Brandon Michael HenryInternational Evidence-Based Anatomy Working Group, Krakow, Poland; Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8047-338X
Beatrice SannaFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
Matthew J GravesInternational Evidence-Based Anatomy Working Group, Krakow, Poland; Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Silvia SannaDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
Jens VikseInternational Evidence-Based Anatomy Working Group, Krakow, Poland; Division of Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
Iwona M TomaszewskaDepartment of Medical Education, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0952-5674
R Shane TubbsSeattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1317-1047
Krzysztof A TomaszewskiInternational Evidence-Based Anatomy Working Group, Krakow, Poland; Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5077-6948

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Anatomic LandmarksAgedCadaverEsophagusFemaleHumansLigamentsMaleRecurrent Laryngeal NerveReproducibility of Results

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PMID28271065
PMCPMC5320377

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