The Predictors of Postoperative Laryngeal Nerve Paresis in Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery: A Pilot Study

Laryngeal and vocal alterations after thyroidectomy

“…It is, therefore, advisable to extend the follow-up time before proposing new surgeries. 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 For Christou and Mathonnet 7 temporary dysphonia secondary to RLN injury occur in 5–18% of cases, and permanent dysphonia in only 1–3.5%. These authors point out that less than 0.5% paralyzes are bilateral, also found in our study.…”

Factors Predicting the Recovery of Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis After Thyroidectomy

“…Earlier studies reported similar findings. Caroline et al [10] found that a thyroid mass size >5 cm predicted poorer postoperative laryngeal nerve paresis evident on LEMG.…”