Acta Med. 2019, 62: 69-71

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.105

Non-Recurrent Right Laryngeal Nerve: a Rare Anatomic Variation Encountered During a Total Thyroidectomy

Dimosthenis Chrysikosa, Markos Sgantzosb, John Tsiaoussisc, George Noussiosd, Theodore Troupise, Vassilios Protogeroue, Eleftherios Spartalisf, Tania Triantafylloug, Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakosa

aUniversity Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Hospital of Kifissia “Agii Anargiri”, Athens, Greece
bDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
cDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece
dDepartment of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, “Aristotles”, University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
eFaculty of Medicine Department of Anatomy National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
fLaboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
g1st Propaedeutic Surgical Clinic, Hippocration General Hospital Athens, Greece

Received December 3, 2018
Accepted February 2, 2019

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