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Zuckerkandl tubercle in thyroid surgery: Is it a reality or a myth?

BACKGROUND: Zuckerkandl tubercle (ZT) is a lateral projection from the lateral thyroid lobe which is a constant landmark for finding the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery. It is the condensed thyroid parenchyma located in the cricothyroid junction. Even today, ZT and its relationship...

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Autor principal: Irkorucu, Oktay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2016.03.030