Six months is usually long enough to wait for a recurrent laryngeal nerve to heal on its own. If it doesn't, you may need a referral to an ear, nose, and throat specialist. The most common surgeries ...

An aberrant right subclavian artery was also identified looping behind the right common carotid artery and behind the right lobe of thyroid. Intraoperatively a nerve in a horizontal position was ...

“The thyroid gland is very intimately associated with the nerves that control vocal cord movement. So in any thyroid operation, there’s a possibility of injury, either temporary or permanent, more ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps (growths) made up of abnormal cell clusters that develop in the thyroid gland, located at the base of your neck. They can be solid, fluid-filled, or a mixture of both.

Thyroid nodules are lumps that occur in the thyroid gland in the front of the throat. There may be no symptoms, but people may feel a bump in the neck. Thyroid nodules can be a sign of iodine ...

While in high school, Alecia Aichelle had throat surgery with complications that led to doctors telling her she would never sing again. Despite this diagnosis, Aichelle persevered by leaning on ...

Thyroid cancers are tumours of the thyroid gland, and originate from follicular or parafollicular cells. These are often caused by radiation exposure, and can present as a nodule in the anterior ...

Under general anesthesia, a total thyroidectomy and left inferior parathyroidectomy were performed. Intraoperatively, the thyroid gland was observed to be diffusely symmetrically enlarged, ...

“The vibration of the vocal folds stimulates the recurrent laryngeal nerve which integrates with the vagus nerve,” said Mathilde Shisko, a voice coach who works at the Polyvagal ...