A Case of Non-recurrent Laryngeal Nerve.
- Author:
Ki Hwan HONG
1
;
Hee Wan YOON
;
Yoon Sung CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, Korea. khhong@moak.chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve;
Thyroidectomy
- MeSH:
Aorta, Thoracic;
Barium;
Female;
Humans;
Laryngeal Nerves*;
Middle Aged;
Subclavian Artery;
Thorax;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroidectomy
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1998;41(9):1213-1215
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A non-recurrent laryngeal nerve is rarely encountered condition, and its anomalous path makes it more vulnerable to injury during thyroid surgery and compression by a thyroid mass. This anomaly appears as a consequence of an aberrant subclavian artery, which arises from an anomaly in the primitive forth aortic arch. So, the surgeon must always be aware of the possibility of a nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve. Pre-operative recognition of this nerve allows surgeons to avoid the nerve injury. In some cases, surgeons are able to predict the presence of this nerve pre-operatively by way of clinical symptoms, chest X-ray or barium swallow. We experienced a case of right nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve during a total thyroidectomy in a 47-year-old female, and report with literature review.
