Thyroidectomy patients with larger lesions requiring neck dissection or who require postoperative drain use or suffer from postoperative hypocalcemia are more likely to experience recurrent laryngeal ...

After bowel surgery, more than half of the patients suffer from irreparable nerve damage. Now scientists have developed an assistance system that warns surgeons about the risk of inflicting possible ...

Removal of part or all of the thyroid gland (partial or total thyroidectomy) may be indicated in the treatment of thyroid enlargement (goitre), thyrotoxicosis or malignancy. The thyroid gland is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intraoperative neuromonitoring is used during spine surgery to monitor and limit possible injury to a patient’s ...

For the first time, a fluorescent-guided nerve imaging agent shows promise for use in humans, according to a paper published in Nature Communications. The study sought to evaluate the safety of ...

The nerve-illuminating agent rizedisben achieved sustained fluorescence during laparoscopic prostatectomy All nine patients receiving a dose of 3 mg/kg showed obturator nerve fluorescence, as well as ...