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Mnemonic

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Thyroid Surgery Risk

Mnemonic for the surgical risk to the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy.

Anatomy Head and Neck
Expansion

The nerve runs behind the gland, cut carelessly, lose the voice command

Expansion

  • Relation - runs close to the posterior thyroid capsule, near the inferior thyroid artery
  • Risk - injury during thyroid surgery causes vocal cord paralysis