Is it meaningful to preserve a palsied recurrent laryngeal nerve?

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Surgeons may assume intuitively that preservation of a palsied recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in patients with preoperative vocal cord paralysis is not meaningful. Here we present our experience in four cases with preoperative vocal cord paralysis, and show that preservation of a palsied RLN may be important in maintaining patients' voice.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Thyroid

Title: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association

Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc

ISSN: 1050-7256

ISSN (Print): 1050-7256

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2008

Volume: 18

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan, No. 123 Ta-pei Road, 833 Niao-sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.0124

PubMed ID: 18303959

SO-VID: 6322a2b4-db0c-4155-82f6-e712acb8f8ae

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