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Dissection of the superior pole of the thyroid and its vessels and identification and protection of the superior parathyroid gland and superior laryngeal nerve. (A) Skeletonization of the superior thyroid vessels (arrows). (B) Exposure of the cricothyroid space (arrow). (C) Identification and protection of the superior laryngeal nerve (arrow).
