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. 2023 Apr 18;14:1147313. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1147313

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The settlement of RLN. (A) While the RLN was traced, the pretracheal space was expanded to reveal level VIa. (B) Line α shows that the superior vessels of the thyroid gland were ligated by exposing the cricothyroid space while the superior parathyroid gland was preserved, and Line β shows that the thyroid gland was resected with the entering point of RLN exposed and the RLN freed from the thyroid gland. Thus, the settlement of RLN was completed. TG, thyroid gland; RLN, recurrent laryngeal nerve; ESO, esophagus; PF, prevertebral fascia; CS, cricothyroid space. White lines with angle represent cutting lines.