Preoperative Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Non‐Recurrent Inferior Laryngeal Nerve

Abstract

It was possible to predict an aberrant subclavian artery by identifying the brachiocephalic artery and position of the right subclavian artery on the CT film of the neck. When an anomaly of the subclavian artery is thus preoperatively detected, NRILN can be preoperatively predicted, which likely will enable prevention of vocal cord paralysis.