Koutou (THE LARYNX JAPAN)
Online ISSN : 2185-4696
Print ISSN : 0915-6127
ISSN-L : 0915-6127
Clinical Study of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy after Thyroid Cancer Surgery
Takashi TaniyamaMamika ArakiKouhei FukukitaTomohito FukeHiroyuki Yamada
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2011 Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 30-32

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Abstract

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.

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