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What causes recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy What can you do to help it recover?
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∙ 15y ago
The nerve is best known for its importance in thyroid surgery, as it runs immediately posterior to this gland. If it is damaged during surgery, the patient will have a hoarse voice. Nerve damage can be assessed by laryngoscopy, during which a stroboscopic light confirms the absence of movement in the affected side of the vocal cords. Similar problems may also be due to invasion of the nerve by a tumor or after trauma to the neck. A common scenario is paralysis of the left vocal cord due to malignant tumour in the mediastinum affecting the left branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. The left cord returns to midline where it stays. If the damage is unilateral, the patient may present with voice changes including hoarseness. Bilateral nerve damage can result in breathing difficulties and aphonia, the inability to speak. The right recurrent laryngeal nerve is more susceptible to damage during thyroid surgery due to its relatively medial location.
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Which nerve is most commonly damaged during thyroidectomy External laryngeal or recurrent laryngeal nerve?
The recurrent laryngeal nerve is the most commonly damaged nerve during throidectomy.
Which laryngeal nerve accompanies inferior thyroid artery?
recurrent laryngeal nerve
What is the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
One of two offshoots of the vagus nerve that connect to the larynx. It is located below the larynx.
What are the Causes of adult laryngeal nerve palsy?
multiple sclerosis- could be a sympton of
What is the major risk in undergoing a parathyroidectomy?
The major risk of parathyroidectomy is injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (a nerve that lies very near the parathyroid glands and serves the larynx or voice box).
What are some complications that could occur from a mediastinoscopy?
Hemorrhage; pneumothorax; recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, causing hoarseness; infection; tumor implantation in the wound; phrenic nerve injury; esophageal injury; chylothorax; air embolism; transient hemiparesis.
What nerve requires careful dissection during thyroid surgery?
The Laryngeal Nerve.
What does it mean when the cancer is pressing on the nerve in a lung cancer patent?
Cancer masses can grow to such an extent or be located in an area that makes them particularly likely to press against and impinge upon a nerve. The implications for nerve impingement vary according to the exact nerve the mass is pressing against. For example, a lung cancer might compress the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and cause hoarseness.
What are side effects after a thyroidectomy regarding a persons mental state?
Hoarseness or voice loss may develop if the recurrent laryngeal nerve was injured or destroyed during the operation. This is more apt to occur in patients who have large goiters or cancerous tumors.
What happens if the laryngeal nerve is injured during a parathyroidectomy?
If this nerve is injured, the voice may become hoarse or weak.
What is the difference between the vagus nerve and the parasympathetic nerve relating to the respiratory system?
Vagus nerve has a lot of branches. Some of them form a motor supply to the muscle (thru recurrent laryngeal nerve) whereas some form a parasympathetic chain that supply the respiratory system and other system too (ie: Cardiovascular parasympathetic also supplied by the brach of vagus) The branches of the vagus that differ the motor function and the parasympathetic fuction related to the respiratory system.
How long does it take the laryngeal nerve to heal after a parathyroidectomy?
That depends on the injury. It could be anywhere from a few weeks to never.
