Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and thyroid surgery in thyroidectomy
ZHU Wei-dong
ZHENG Man-yue
Abstract：Objective To explore the relationship between recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (RLN)and thyroid surgery. Methods Comparison of surgery methods and relationship with RLN injury in 2000 cases of thyroidectomy. Results The overall incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury was 0. 95% (19/2000) and incidence of permanent damage was 0.35% (7/2000). The injury incidence in the nerve exposure (0.36%, 6/ 1680) was significantly lower than non-exposure (0.86% , 13/1520) (χ2 = 4.20, P < 0.05). The injury rates of partial lobectomy, subtotal lobectomy, lobectomy and lobectomy plus ipsolateral neck dissection increased in sequence. Conclusion The surgery method is significantly related with RLN(r =0.652,P<0.05).
Keywords：Recurrent laryngeal nerve injuryThyroidectomyThyroid neoplasms
Publication Date：2009-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 208-209 )