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Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring in Thyroid Operations

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Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is a rare but dreaded complication of thyroid surgery. Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) is a technology intended to assist surgeons in identifying the RLN and confirming its function. This chapter describes the technology and technique of IONM, with tips for utilization and interpretation of results. A review of the existing literature on the results of IONM use is provided.

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    Wen T. Shen

  3. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Julie Ann Sosa

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Almquist, M. (2023). Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring in Thyroid Operations. In: Roman, S.A., Shen, W.T., Sosa, J.A. (eds) Controversies in Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37135-6_8

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