Recurrent laryngeal injury risk was reduced with intraoperative nerve monitoring among patients with thyroid cancer undergoing thyroidectomy.

This may include vocal overuse, vocal cord nodules, and laryngopharyngeal reflux. The larynx contains flaps of tissue called the ventricular folds. The vocal cords, or folds, run along the edges ...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve, which controls the muscles that open and close vocal cords, lies right behind the thyroid. In rare cases, a nodule, particularly a cancerous one, can extend beyond ...