Introduction: Patients with hoarseness of voice, previous neck operation, or suspicion of
malignancy are at high risk of having pre-thyroidectomy vocal cord (VCP) palsy. Therefore …

Background: Routine preoperative vocal cord (VC) assessment with laryngoscopy in
patients undergoing thyroidectomy allows clear documentation of baseline VC function, aids …

Simple Summary Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) dysfunction remains a major source of
morbidity after thyroid surgery. Intraoperative neuromonitoring can qualify and quantify RLN …

Thyroid surgery rates have tripled over the past three decades, making it one of the most
frequently performed procedures within general surgery. Thyroid surgery is associated with …

Purpose This study evaluated the efficiency of transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography
(TLUS) as an alternative to direct flexible laryngoscopy (DFL) in the early postoperative …

Voice symptoms are frequently reported early after thyroidectomy, even in the absence of
laryngeal nerves injury. We evaluated the short-term outcomes of these functional …

Objectives To compare electromyography (EMG) characteristics of the external branch of
superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN), recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), and vagus nerve (VN) …

Abstract Background The United Kingdom Registry of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons is a
national database holding details on> 28,000 parathyroidectomies. Methods An extract …

Jede Operation ist in einem eigenen Kapitel rundum aufgearbeitet, sodass beim Lesen
problemlos zwischen den Eingriffen hin und her gesprungen werden kann. Indikationen …

Background As an auxiliary tool, intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) has played an
active role in the protection of nerve function in thyroid and parathyroid surgeries. This study …