Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve.
Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve is a serious complication in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. The anatomy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve is variable. Non-recurrent nerve is a very rare variation of the inferior laryngeal nerve. Because of the anatomical variations of the nerve, preservation of the nerve is the optimal strategy during surgery. In this case report, we present a non-recurrent laryngeal nerve abnormality in a patient who underwent parathyroidectomy, thyroidectomy and functional neck dissection for malignant parathyroid disease. A non-recurrent laryngeal nerve was identified during nerve exploration.
Clinic of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Fahri
F
Yetişir
Clinic of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Alper Bilal
AB
Özkardeş
Clinic of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Halit Ziya
HZ
Dündar
Clinic of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Bozkurt
B
Birkan
Clinic of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ahmet Burak
AB
Çiftci
Clinic of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Mehmet
M
Kılıç
Parathyroid; inferior laryngeal nerve; non-recurrent laryngeal nerve