Presentation of Arteria Lusoria with Non Recurent Laryngeal Nerve.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 76(4): 3648-3651, 2024 Aug.
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Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is an anatomic variation seen in about 0.52-0.7% patients, generally on right side. It exits the vagus nerve having a direct route to the larynx, unlike usual recurrent laryngeal nerve, supplying intrinsic laryngeal muscles except cricothyroid. It is sited over left side on extremely rare occasions, that is, 0.04% of the cases. Some cases of NRLN co-exists with aberrant right subclavian artery which courses behind the esophagus, also known as 'arteria lusoria'. Here we present a case of 60-years old patient, diagnosed as goiter presented to us in june 2023 at the department of head and neck surgery at a tertiary care setup of Karachi Pakistan. Intra-operatively, non-recurrent nerve was encountered, whose association was found with arteria lusoria, observed in pre-operative CT-scan. The nerve was saved and no post-operative complications were seen in patient. The association of arteria lusoria in this case emphasize its importance in predicting NRLN via pre-operative imaging techniques which can prevent its injury intra-operatively.
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Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
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