The Prevention and Treatment of the Injury of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Surgery

Objective To explore the preventive method of injury of recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery and the treatment after injury.Methods From Jan.2000 to Jun.2006,the clinical data of 196 cases of thyroid operation in our hospital,were retrospectively analyzed.Results There was no permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis,aphonia and dyspnea,except for one case damage to validate the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery(0.51%),which were fully recovered after treatment.Conclusion Damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery related to operation methods and manipulation.To dissect recurrent laryngeal nerve routinely in thyroid surgery can prevent the injury.