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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Pinch, Burn, Cut Parathyroid-sparing Thyroidectomy Saves Recurrent and Superior Laryngeal Nerves (Conventional, PBC and Harmonic Scalpel Techniques Compared)

G Raghavendra Prasad, JV Subba Rao, Mohammed Abdul Rahman Hameed

Citation Information : Prasad GR, Rao JS, Hameed MA. Pinch, Burn, Cut Parathyroid-sparing Thyroidectomy Saves Recurrent and Superior Laryngeal Nerves (Conventional, PBC and Harmonic Scalpel Techniques Compared). Int J Phonosurg Laryngol 2015; 5 (2):48-52.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10023-1104

Published Online: 01-12-2011

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2015; The Author(s).


Abstract

Introduction

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) have been and continue to be the Achilles tendon of thyroidectomy. Many anatomical landmarks described and taught.

How to cite this article

Prasad RG, Rao JVS, Hameed MAR. Pinch, Burn, Cut Parathyroid-sparing Thyroidectomy Saves Recurrent and Superior Laryngeal Nerves (Conventional, PBC and Harmonic Scalpel Techniques Compared). Int J Phonosurg Laryngol 2015;5(2):48-52.


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