title: [Damage to the recurrent nerve during an operation for benign goiter].
abstract: Damage of the recurrent nerve was found in 40 (2.5%) of 1555 patients operated upon for benign goiter. The probability of complications was higher in wider volumes of operations. The main task of prophylactics of damages of the recurrent nerves is to identify them during operation and to observe the principle of subfascial dissection and resection of the thyroid gland.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D061224:Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061226:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Povrezhdenie vozratnogo nerva pri operatsii po povodu dobrokachestvennogo zoba.