[The inferior nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve: a report of 7 cases observed since 1987].
The non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve is a rare anomaly (0.34% on th right side, extremely rare on the left side) that increases the risk of damage to the nerve during thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Seven cases of non-recurrent laryngeal nerve are reported, emphasizing the diagnostic accuracy of angio-MR for the anatomical identification of the vascular anomaly that invariably occurs with the nerve malformation.
Marchesi
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Istituto di III Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Biffoni
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M
Faloci
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C
Nobili Benedetti
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R
Notari
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P
Mariotti
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Cresti
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R
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy