2010•Zhongguo linchuang shiyong yixueRequires access
The siginificance and clinical analysis of exposing recurrent laryngeal nerve in tryroid surgery
Liu-an Sun, Zhang-en Wang, Yajie Ma
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Abstract
Objective To investigate the clinical significance of exposing recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in thyroid surgery. Methods 469 cases of thyroid operation were divided into terms A(it contains 233 cases for exposing RLN) and B(it contains 236 cases for no exposing RLN) ;compared the injury rates of RLN with two terms. Results The overall incidence of RLN injury of terms A was 0.86%, and with none cases for permanent damage; The overall incidence of RLN injury of terms B was 5.10%, and with an incidence of 2.54% for permanent damage. Their differences of the overall incidence injury rate of RLN and the permanent damage rate between the two terms, were statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion The occurrence of RLN injury can be prevented effectively by exposing RLN during thyroid operation.
Key words:
Thyroid operation; Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve; Injury