Syntopy of vagus nerve in the carotid sheath: A dissectional study of 50 cadavers

Background Vagus nerve anatomical position inside the carotid sheath is not clear in the literature. Nevertheless, monitoring laryngeal nerves during thyroid surgeries may damage big vessels in the carotid sheath (jugular vein; carotid artery). This gap led to an unprecedent cross sectional study of...

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Main Authors: Flavio Hojaij, Gabriela Rebelo, Flavia Akamatsu, Mauro Andrade, Cristina Camargo, Claudio Cernea, Alfredo Jacomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.275