The inferior nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve: a report of 7 cases observed since 1987
Marchesi, M.; Biffoni, M.; Faloci, C.; Nobili Benedetti, R.; Notari, P.; Mariotti, F.; Cresti, R.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 21(1-2): 25-28
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 10732377 Document Number: 520770
The non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve is a rare anomaly (0.34% on th right side, extremely rare on the left side) that increases the risk of damage to the nerve during thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Seven cases of non-recurrent laryngeal nerve are reported, emphasizing the diagnostic accuracy of angio-MR for the anatomical identification of the vascular anomaly that invariably occurs with the nerve malformation.