title: Why monitor the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Endocrine Surgery Research Center, University of Insubria, Via Guicciardini, Varese, Italy. gianlorenzo.dionigi@uninsubria.it
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authors.lastname: Barczynski
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authors.lastname: Chiang
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authors.lastname: Duran-Poveda
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mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D061226:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D059039:Standard of Care; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods