[Clinical analysis of hoarseness after thyroidectomy].
The present paper reports 86 cases of hoarseness after thyroidectomy. In 37 cases, glottic paralysis was confirmed. Among them the injury of recurrent laryngeal nerve were 89.91% (33/37). In 33(36 side) cases of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis, left injury was 20 and right was 16. Referring to the literature author consider that: 1. the recurrent laryngeal nerve was injured easy by thyroidectomy because that thyroid gland was located closely with recurrent laryngeal nerve in neck; 2. recurrent laryngeal nerve injury after thyroidectomy was related to the character of thyroid gland tumor and times of operations; 3. incidence of superior laryngeal nerve injure in thyroidectomy was rare; 4. following up 16 cases of glottic paralysis, most of all (13/16) hoarseness was improved with the health side vocal cords overcompensation.
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Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510260.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061226:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy