Esophageal carcinoma with nonrecurrent inferior laryngeal nerve.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Occurrence of a nonrecurrent inferior laryngeal nerve is quite rare. We present the case of a 70-year-old man with carcinoma of the esophagus. An abnormal right subclavian artery was detected preoperatively. This anomaly suggested that the right inferior laryngeal nerve branched directly from the vagal trunk. A carcinoma of the esophagus was resected, and lymph nodes were dissected. The right inferior laryngeal nerve was fully preserved, and the esophagus was primarily repaired.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve