British journal of surgery · 1994 · 91 citations · 8 references
MedicineOtolaryngologySurgeryGeneral SurgeryMedical MalpracticeOtolaryngologic SurgeryLaryngeal SurgeryLaryngeal TraumaSurgical ComplicationsThyroid SurgeryPost-thyroidectomy Vocal Fold ParalysisThyroid Surgery Complications
Thyroidectomy continues to produce a high rate of complications. In 1989 in the UK, these accounted for 4 per cent of general surgical claims settled by the Medical Defence Union, all of which involved recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury (P. Hoyle, personal communication). RLN damage was also responsible for
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Voice changes after thyroidectomy: role of the external laryngeal nerve.
A E Kark, M W Kissin, Richard C. Auerbach et al. · BMJ · 1984 · 199 citations · Full text
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