2011 Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 30-32
We surgically treated 117 patients with thyroid cancer between 2006 and 2009. The patients had had no preoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy (RLNP). We could preserve recurrent nerve function in 106 cases. 16 patients developed RLNP after surgery. Of these 16, 12 ultimately improved from RLNP, 11 of which had done so within 6 months. Phonosurgery should be discussed with regard to patients whose RLNS after thyroid cancer surgery has not improved within 1 year according to their symptom.