title: [Identification of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid gland surgery--a status determination].
abstract: The recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is the most important complication in thyroid surgery. It seems to be possible to reduce the rate of palsies by consequently identifying the recurrent laryngeal nerve. A comparison of statistics out of the literature with and without identification of the recurrent laryngeal nerve shows this. A follow-up of our patients of the years 1980-1982 (1312 operations) confirms this finding.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeinchirurgie, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Hamburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zornig
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: de Heer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koenecke
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D061224:Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D061226:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D012307:Risk Factors; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000517:prevention & control*
vernacular_title: Darstellung des Nervus recurrens bei Schilddrüsenoperationen--Standortbestimmung.