title: Invited commentary on Melin et al. (doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2260-x).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA, dohertyg@bu.edu.
authors.forename: Gerard M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Doherty
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D064706:Vocal Cord Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*