- Anatomy
- Vol: 15 Issue: 2
- The anatomical relationship between recurrent laryngeal nerve and high inferior thyroid artery: a ca...
The anatomical relationship between recurrent laryngeal nerve and high inferior thyroid artery: a case report
Authors : Kemal Emre Özen, Kübra Erdoğan, Gonca Ay Keselik, Mehmet Ali Malas
Pages : 171-174
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Publication Date : 2021-08-31
Article Type : Other
Abstract :In this case report, we present a case with an unusually high course of inferior thyroid artery and its relationship with the recurrent laryngeal nerve on the right side of the neck of a 91 years-old formalin fixed male cadaver. Dissection showed that the inferior thyroid artery gave off branches between the branches of the recurrent laryngeal nerve following a sharp curvature descending downward to the thyroid gland. Knowledge of such a variation of the location and course of the inferior thyroid artery and the recurrent laryngeal nerve is important for surgical and radiological procedures.Keywords : inferior thyroid artery, recurrent laryngeal nerve, thyrocervical trunk, thyroid gland, variation