Detection of abnormally running left recurrent laryngeal nerve using intraoperative nerve monitoring during upper mediastinal mass resection in a 2-year-old male patient

• Main Authors: Naoki Shimojima (Author), Ayano Tsukizaki (Author), Akihiro Shimotakahara (Author), Hirofumi Tomita (Author), Tomoko Kumagai (Author), Kazuki Hirohara (Author), Yoshifumi Ito (Author), Kiyotomo Abe (Author), Teizaburo Mori (Author), Miki Ishikawa (Author), Seiichi Hirobe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 2-year-old, male patient with a mediastinal cystic mass causing tracheal stenosis underwent complete resection of the mass via a partial median sternotomy. The risk of left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury seemed high because the mass was located just between the trachea and the esophagus. T...