Question

A 52 year old female patient suffering from thyroid carcinoma underwent total thyroidectmy. While surgery, both side recurrent laryngeal nerves got damaged. What is the expected post operative symptoms of patient

Answer 1

The recurrent laryngeal nerves may be injured as a result of trauma, during surgery, as a result of tumour spread, or due to other means. Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerves can result in a weakened voice (hoarseness) or loss of voice (aphonia) and cause problems in the respiratory tract.
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