Trifurcation of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Case Report

Nowadays, thyroidectomy is a frequently performed type of surgery. Although thyroid operations are generally performed without complications, there may be many anatomic variation and complications related with them. Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) paralysis is a frightening complication of thyroid s...

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Published in:Haseki tıp bülteni 2018-03, Vol.56 (1), p.78-80
Main Authors: Uluşahin, Mehmet, Çekiç, Arif Burak, Bodur, Muhammed Selim, Tomas, Kadir, Arslan, Mithat Kerim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anatomic variation
Case reports
Dissection
Larynx
nerve injury
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Sağlık Hizmetleri
Surgeons
Surgery
Thyroid gland
thyroidectomy
Tıp
trifurcation
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Nowadays, thyroidectomy is a frequently performed type of surgery. Although thyroid operations are generally performed without complications, there may be many anatomic variation and complications related with them. Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) paralysis is a frightening complication of thyroid surgery. For preventing this complication, having a good knowledge and experience about this small anatomic region is necessary. In this paper, we present a case of RLN variation identified in a 36-year-old female patient with multinodular goiter. Thyroidectomy was decided after examinations performed due to palpable swelling in the neck, then, three-branched left RLN was found after proper dissection and preserved during thyroidectomy operation. No complication was observed in the postoperative period and the patient was discharged next day.
ISSN:1302-0072
2147-2688
DOI:10.4274/haseki.69885