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Article: Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis: Current concepts and treatment: Part I--Phylogenesis and physiology.(Brief Article)
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- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
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[Editor's note: This article, reprinted from Annales d'Otolaryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-Facia1e [*], will be published in three parts. Part I-- "Phylogenesis and physiology, " appearing here, includes the references for the entire three-part article. Part II--" Causes, diagnosis, and management" and Part III-- "Surgical options" will appear in future issues of Ear, Nose & Throat Journal.]
Abstract
The aim of this review article is to summarize current concepts in unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis (URLNP). Important aspects of laryngeal phylogenesis, physiology, and anatomy are reviewed. Recent advances in the neurophysiology of URLNP ...