Diagnostic value of intraoperative ultrasonography in assessing thoracic recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph nodes in patients with esophageal cancer

Diagnostic value of intraoperative ultrasonography in assessing thoracic recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph nodes in patients with esophageal cancer

Abstract Backgroud The incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury has increased due to RLN lymph node dissection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of intraoperative ultrasonography (IU) to detect RLN nodal metastases in esophageal cancer patients. Methods Sixty patients wit...

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Main Authors: Jianwei Wang, Min Liu, Jingxian Shen, Haichao Ouyang, Xiuying Xie, Ting Lin, Anhua Li, Hong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Intraoperative ultrasonography
Recurrent laryngeal nerve nodal metastases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4643-8

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