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. 2009:2009:bcr10.2008.1107.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1107. Epub 2009 Mar 27.

Anatomic variations of the non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve

Mehmet Uludag  1 , Adnan Isgor, Gürkan Yetkin, Bülent Citgez
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Anatomic variations of the non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve

Mehmet Uludag et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2009.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Right lateral view from a patient with non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) undergoing thyroidectomy toxic multinodular goitre. The NRLN arises directly from the cervical part of the nerve (N) vagus and follows a transverse path parallel to and over the trunk of the inferior thyroid artery (ITA). The NRLN is divided into the two branches before passing to the ligament of Berry.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Right lateral view from a patient with non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) undergoing thyroidectomy for recurrent goitre. The NRLN arises directly from the cervical vagus and follows a transverse path parallel to and under the trunk of the inferior thyroid artery (ITA).
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