Khawaja Muhammad Azim, Ashfaq Ahmad, Anwar ul Haq, Muhammad Javaid Athar.
A surgical technique to avoid injury to External Laryngeal Nerve during Thyroidectomy.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;9(2):80-1.

The prospective study was conducted at surgical floor of Mayo Hospital, Lahore for a period of eight years. Thirty patients were included in the study. All patients having solitary nodule of thyroid underwent total lobecotmy and isthmusectomy adopting a surgical technique for the safety of external laryngeal nerve. In the series external laryngeal nerve was visualized in 70% cases and in 30% cases it could not be visualized. Only two patients developed fatigueness of voice after prolonged use postoperatively. No other complications were seen in the series.

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