Objective This study was undertaken to determine whether the recurrent laryngeal nerve
involved in differentiated thyroid carcinoma could be preserved. Summary Background Data …

Vocal cord paralysis occurs with and without infiltration of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
Patients with no paralysis may have recurrent laryngeal nerve infiltration. We studied 262 …

Background The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) may be involved by thyroid cancer even in
patients with functioning vocal cords preoperatively. In such cases, we try to preserve the …

BACKGROUND: We report vocal improvement after reconstruction of the recurrent laryngeal
nerve (RLN) in patients with nerve resection, although vocal cord movement was not …

Background: The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is vulnerable to injury in thyroid and
parathyroid reoperations because of the presence of scar tissue and displacement of the …

Objective: The objective of this prospective study was to assess the long‐term effects of
immediate reconstruction of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) during thyroid cancer …

Background: Iatrogenic injury of inferior laryngeal nerve is one of the most serious concerns
in thyroid surgery. Paralysis of vocal cords is a common sequela of thyroidectomy. It …

Objective: To study the recovery in phonation after reconstruction of the recurrent laryngeal
nerve (RLN) in patients whose thyroid cancer was invading the nerve, and to evaluate the …

Background Quality of voice after immediate recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) reconstruction
in thyroid cancers has not been thoroughly studied. Methods Thirteen patients with fixed …

Background The issue of whether an involved but functioning recurrent laryngeal nerve
(RLN) should be shaved or resected in locally advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) …