Effect of intraoperative nerve monitoring on postoperative vocal cord palsy rates after thyroidectomy: European multicentre registry‐based study
Background Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) predicts the risk of vocal cord palsy (VCP). IONM can be used to adapt the surgical strategy in order to prevent bilateral VCP and associated morbidity. Controversial results have been reported in the literature...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020-10-01
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Series: | BJS Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50310 |