Relationship of recurrent laryngeal nerve with inferior horn of thyroid cartilage,inferior thyroid artery,berry's ligament and Zuckerkandl's tubercle:A study in corpses

摘要

The pivotal role of four anatomical landmarks:inferior horn of thyroid cartilage,inferior thyroid artery(ITA),Berry's ligament(BL)and Zuckerkandl's tubercle(ZT)on recurrent laryngeal nerve(RLN)protection has received more attention.In our study,anatomy of 14 specimens(28 sides in total)were dissected to investigate the relationship between RLN and these four landmarks.