The Recurrent and Superior Laryngeal Nerves

Description

This textbook is designed to deliver a comprehensive up-to-date review of all aspects of recurrent laryngeal nerve and superior laryngeal nerve anatomy including surgically important anatomy, key strategic surgical maneuvers, state-of-the-art neural monitoring, preservation of recurrent and superior laryngeal nerves during thyroidectomy and surgical management. Presently, there is no other single book available, that includes all of these surgically important topics explicitly and in-depth.  The book is visually oriented with color illustrations and  photomicrographs embracing all aspects of recurrent laryngeal nerve anatomy including branching patterns, relationship of the nerve and the inferior thyroid artery and the non-recurrent recurrent laryngeal nerve. A new classification system for recurrent laryngeal nerve anatomy is proposed.  Intraoperative neural monitoring of the nerves is also covered in detail along with new horizons and encompass a practical approach to neural monitoring right from set up, actual monitoring and clinical relevance and usefulness of the monitoring data in making surgical decisions.  The current status of the field is summarized and  placed in context with optimal surgical management of these nerves. All chapters will be written by world class US and International experts in anatomy, surgery and nerve monitoring.

Contents

Section I: Introduction

Section Editor: Henning Dralle

Ch.1: Rates of RLN and SLN injury – Data from National Quality Registries and theliterature

Ch.2: Laryngeal Exam Indications and Techniques

Section II: RLN Neural Anatomy

Section Editor: Gregory W. Randolph

Ch.3: Neurologic Control of the Larynx

Ch.4: Micro-neuroanatomy of the Vagus, Superior Laryngeal, and Recurrent LaryngealNerves

Ch.5: Intralaryngeal anatomy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve

Ch.6: Imaging of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Section III: RLN Surgical Anatomy

Section Editor: Gregory W. Randolph

Ch.7: RLN Nerve and Inferior Thyroid Crossing

Ch.8: Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Branching<

Ch.9: The Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and the Tubercle of Zuckerkandl

Ch.10: The Ligament of Berry

Ch.11: The Non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve

Ch.12: The Boston RLN anatomic classification system

Ch.13: Surgical Approaches to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Section IV: IONM of the RLN

SectionEditor: Gianlorenzo Dionigi

Ch.14: IONM of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Ch.15: Continuous Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (CIONM) of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Section V: SLN Surgical Anatomy and Monitoring

Section Editor: Marcin Barczynski

Ch.16: External Branch of Superior Laryngeal Nerve (EBSLN) Anatomic Classification

Ch.17: Surgical approach and monitoring of the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve (EBSLN)

Section VI: Neural Injury

Section Editor: Feng-Yu Chiang

Ch.18: Loss of signal in IONM and staged thyroid surgery

Ch.19: Mechanism of Injury

Ch.20: Intraoperative Neural Injury Management: Neuropraxic Non-Transection Injury

Ch.21: Intraoperative Nerve Injury Management — Transection and Segmental Defects

Ch.22: Nerve Management: Invasive Disease

Ch.23: Postoperative Management of Unilateral RLN Paralysis

Ch.24: Postoperative management of bilateral vocal cord paralysis

Ch.25: The recurrent laryngeal nerve and medical malpractice during thyroid surgery

Ch.26: Postoperative Management of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis