Trial reportClinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery2020
Prospective anatomical study to determine the site of insertion of recurrent laryngeal nerve into the larynx.
Trial report in Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- A novel cartilage-based reference point for the recurrent laryngeal nerve: implication for preoperative risk stratification in posterior subcapsular thyroid tumors.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
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objectivesDetermine whether the insertion site of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) occurs at a predictable distance from the midline trachea, to help guide safe dissection during thyroid surgery.
designProspective clinical trial. At the inferior edge of the cricoid cartilage, we measured the distance from mildline trachea to the RLN insertion site.
settingSingle institution.
participants50 consecutive patients undergoing thyroid surgery.
main outcome measuresDistance from midline trachea to laryngeal insertion of RLN.
resultsThe study population included 36 women and 14 men, with 72 total nerves measured. The average distance-to-midline + standard deviation (range) of the RLN was 20.7 + 2.3 (17-26) mm in women compared to 26.3 + 2.1 (22-32) mm in men.
conclusionThe insertion point of the RLN into the larynx at the level of inferior border of the cricoid cartilage can be reliably predicted, to facilitate early identification of the RLN during thyroid surgery.
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