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Topography of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in relation to the thyroid artery, zuckerkandl tubercle, and berry ligament in Kenyans
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is an important but avoidable complication of thyroidectomy. This complication may be avoided by the identification of the nerve facilitated by important landmarks found along ...