Hoarseness after thyroidectomy: Blame the endocrine surgeon alone?

Demetrios Moris, Eleftherios Mantonakis, Marinos Makris, Adamantios Michalinos, Spiridon Vernadakis

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OBJECTIVE: Hoarseness is a postoperative complication of thyroidectomy, mostly due to damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). Hoarseness may also be brought about via vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) due to injury of the vocal cords from manipulations during anesthesia, as well as from psychogenic disorders …