Variations in the origin of inferior thyroid artery and relation of the artery with recurrent laryngeal nerve

Background and aim : Thyroid surgery being a major surgery & quite often performed, a thorough knowledge of variations in arterial supply is very essential for surgeons to prevent alarming number of table deaths in patients with thyroid disease due to excessive and uncontrollable bleeding. It al...

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Main Authors: S P Chandrakala, Y Mamatha, K O Thejaswini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:National Journal of Clinical Anatomy
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Online Access:http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=11;epage=15;aulast=Chandrakala