title: Laryngeal nerve monitoring during thyroidectomy.
abstract: Electromyographic monitoring of vocal cord function during thyroidectomy is a very useful technique. It is non-invasive and provides valuable intraoperative data regarding the function of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*