Research Article

Incidence and Surgical Importance of Zuckerkandl’s Tubercle of the Thyroid and Its Relations with Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

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The inferior laryngeal nerve (ILN) passes posterior (medial) to the Zuckerkandl’s Tubercle (ZT) near neurovascular crossing point (*) with inferior thyroid artery (ITA). (a) Right side and (b) left side of two different patients.
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