| Application of a Needle Electrode for Intraoperative Neuromonitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During Thyroidectomy |
Yeong Joon Kim
, Hyoung Shin Lee
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| Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea |
| 바늘전극을 활용한 갑상선 수술 중 신경모니터링 |
| 김영준
, 이형신
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| 고신대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실 |
| Correspondence |
Hyoung Shin Lee ,Tel: +82-51-990-6136, Fax: +82-51-245-8539, Email: hsleeent@gmail.com
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Received: 1 February 2025; Revised: February 28, 2025 Accepted: 4 March 2025. Published online: 14 May 2025. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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A single needle electrode may be applied for intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) during thyroid surgery. Although electromyogram (EMG) tube has been utilized as a standard method of IONM for RLN, concerns have been raised regarding limitations of using EMG tube including false positive signals due to malposition of the tube and relatively high cost. In this article, we describe the techniques of using a single electrode for IONM of RLN during thyroid surgery. |
| Keywords:
Electrodesㆍ Electromyogramㆍ Monitoring, intraoperativeㆍ Recurrent laryngeal nerve |
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