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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2524-177X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista médica del Hospital General de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. med. Hosp. Gen. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2524-177X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Médica del Hospital General de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2524-177X2020000300131</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/hgmx.20000015</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Intraoperative finding non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve, critical step of thyroid surgery, literature review, and case report]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dávila-Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ediel O.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Manzano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Santiago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nallely Y.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bracamontes-Rosas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaria de Salud Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Oaxaca Department of General Surgery]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Bartolo Coyotepec Oaxaca]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Sur Puebla &#8220;Dr Eduardo Vásquez Navarro&#8221; Department of General Surgery ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puebla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaria de Salud Oaxaca Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Oaxaca Head Surgical Oncology Service]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Bartolo Coyotepec Oaxaca]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>83</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>131</fpage>
<lpage>134</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2524-177X2020000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2524-177X2020000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2524-177X2020000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ Introduction: Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve is a relatively rare finding occurring in 0.3%-0.5% of people. Other authors estimate that prevalence was 0.7%.  Observation: We present a case of a female 48 years old who underwent hemithyroidectomy due to a thyroid nodule, identifying the presence of a non-recurring vertical variant laryngeal nerve.  Discussion: The importance lies in the knowledge of the anatomical variations of the inferior laryngeal nerve (ILN). Since unilateral laryngeal paralysis is a complication associated with thyroidectomy, which is globally between 5 and 8% (transient) and 1 and 3% (permanent). The ILN should always be identified and meticulous surgical technique is necessary.  Conclusions: ILN dissection should be guided by neurostimulation, if not counted, the recommendation that always should be followed is not to dissect structures until the laryngeal nerve is correctly identified.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thyroidectomy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Injury recurrent laryngeal nerve]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Anatomical variations inferior laryngeal nerve]]></kwd>
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