Surgical anatomy of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery Vol. 403; no. 7; pp. 811 - 823
• Main Authors: Cheruiyot, Isaac, Kipkorir, Vincent, Henry, Brandon Michael, Munguti, Jeremiah, Cirocchi, Roberto, Odula, Paul, Wong, Linda M., Olabu, Beda, Walocha, Jerzy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; Female; General Surgery; Humans; Laryngeal Muscles - anatomy & histology; Laryngeal Muscles - innervation; Laryngeal Nerve Injuries - prevention & control; Laryngeal Nerves - anatomy & histology; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Monitoring, Intraoperative - methods; Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses; Thoracic Surgery; Thyroid Gland - anatomy & histology; Thyroid Gland - surgery; Thyroidectomy - adverse effects; Thyroidectomy - methods; Traumatic Surgery; Vascular Surgery; Friedman’s classification; Cernea’s classification; External branch of superior laryngeal nerve; Intraoperative nerve monitoring

Purpose To provide a comprehensive evidence-based assessment of the anatomical characteristics of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN). Materials and methods A thorough systematic search was performed on the major electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library, and Scie...