Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

"Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Branches of the vagus (tenth cranial) nerve. The recurrent laryngeal nerves originate more caudally than the superior laryngeal nerves and follow different paths on the right and left sides. They carry efferents to all muscles of the larynx except the cricothyroid and carry sensory and autonomic fibers to the laryngeal, pharyngeal, tracheal, and cardiac regions.

Descriptor ID	D012009
MeSH Number(s)	A08.800.050.050.925.450.700 A08.800.050.600.825.450.700 A08.800.800.060.920.450.700 A08.800.800.120.900.450.700
Concept/Terms	Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Laryngeal Nerve, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves, Recurrent Nerve, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves, Recurrent Laryngeal Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves Laryngeal Nerve, Inferior Laryngeal Nerve, Inferior Inferior Laryngeal Nerve Inferior Laryngeal Nerves Laryngeal Nerves, Inferior Nerve, Inferior Laryngeal Nerves, Inferior Laryngeal

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Autonomic Nervous System [A08.800.050]
Autonomic Pathways [A08.800.050.050]
Vagus Nerve [A08.800.050.050.925]
Laryngeal Nerves [A08.800.050.050.925.450]
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve [A08.800.050.050.925.450.700]
Parasympathetic Nervous System [A08.800.050.600]
Vagus Nerve [A08.800.050.600.825]
Laryngeal Nerves [A08.800.050.600.825.450]
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve [A08.800.050.600.825.450.700]
Peripheral Nerves [A08.800.800]
Autonomic Pathways [A08.800.800.060]
Vagus Nerve [A08.800.800.060.920]
Laryngeal Nerves [A08.800.800.060.920.450]
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve [A08.800.800.060.920.450.700]
Cranial Nerves [A08.800.800.120]
Vagus Nerve [A08.800.800.120.900]
Laryngeal Nerves [A08.800.800.120.900.450]
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve [A08.800.800.120.900.450.700]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2004	1	1	2
2005	2	1	3
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	1	2
2011	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	2	1	3
2022	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1

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Rich BS, Brown EG, Rothstein DH, Baertschiger RM, Jackson GA, Roach JP, Naik-Mathuria B, Tracy ET, Mattei P, Glick RD, Ehrlich PF, Aldrink JH, Rodeberg D, Lautz TB. The Utility of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Pediatric Surgical Oncology. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Sep; 58(9):1708-1714.

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Marshall C, Balchander D, Alnouri G, Sataloff RT. The Use of Laryngeal Electromyography to Determine Surgical Success Following Anastomosis and Implantation Reinnervation Surgeries for Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Systematic Review. J Voice. 2025 May; 39(3):775-786.

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Olson SL, Ingram ME, Samis J, Josefson JL, Rastatter JC, Rothstein DH, Danko ME, Moriarty KP, Rich BS, Raval MV. Surgeon perceptions of volume threshold and essential practices for pediatric thyroidectomy?. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct; 57(10):414-420.

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Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Aug; 54(8):1711-1714.

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Wu CW, Dionigi G, Barczynski M, Chiang FY, Dralle H, Schneider R, Al-Quaryshi Z, Angelos P, Brauckhoff K, Brooks JA, Cernea CR, Chaplin J, Chen AY, Davies L, Diercks GR, Duh QY, Fundakowski C, Goretzki PE, Hales NW, Hartl D, Kamani D, Kandil E, Kyriazidis N, Liddy W, Miyauchi A, Orloff L, Rastatter JC, Scharpf J, Serpell J, Shin JJ, Sinclair CF, Stack BC, Tolley NS, Slycke SV, Snyder SK, Urken ML, Volpi E, Witterick I, Wong RJ, Woodson G, Zafereo M, Randolph GW. International neuromonitoring study group guidelines 2018: Part II: Optimal recurrent laryngeal nerve management for invasive thyroid cancer-incorporation of surgical, laryngeal, and neural electrophysiologic data. Laryngoscope. 2018 10; 128 Suppl 3:S18-S27.

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Cottrill EE, Funk EK, Goldenberg D, Goyal N. Transoral Thyroidectomy Using A Flexible Robotic System: A Preclinical Cadaver Feasibility Study. Laryngoscope. 2019 06; 129(6):1482-1487.

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Baker A, Cottrill EE, Munizza O, McGillen K, McKinnon T, Goldenberg D. Intrathyroidal carotid artery and nonrecurring right recurrent laryngeal nerve: A case report. Head Neck. 2017 12; 39(12):E123-E126.

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Mourad M, Kadakia S, Jategaonkar A, Gordin E, Ducic Y. Intraoperative nerve monitoring during parathyroid surgery: The Fort Worth experience. Head Neck. 2017 08; 39(8):1662-1664.

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Munin MC, Heman-Ackah YD, Rosen CA, Sulica L, Maronian N, Mandel S, Carey BT, Craig E, Gronseth G. Consensus statement: Using laryngeal electromyography for the diagnosis and treatment of vocal cord paralysis. Muscle Nerve. 2016 06; 53(6):850-5.

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Higgins TS, Gupta R, Ketcham AS, Sataloff RT, Wadsworth JT, Sinacori JT. Recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring versus identification alone on post-thyroidectomy true vocal fold palsy: a meta-analysis. Laryngoscope. 2011 May; 121(5):1009-17.

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