Laryngeal nerve

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See for

cranial nerve X

Broader Terms

vagus nerve

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve is most likely to occur during surgery on the thyroid gland to treat cancer of the thyroid.
• [1] Right recurrent laryngeal nerve is more prone to injury during thyroid surgery due to its more lateral position on this side as well as nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve being more common on the right side.
• This usually means a laryngeal nerve is injured.
• Damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve is especially common during thyroid, lung, or heart surgery.
• The basic idea is to stimulate the nerve with a small amount of electric stimulation and evaluate movement of the vocal cords to confirm that the recurrent laryngeal nerve is present.

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