The Reliability of the Tracheoesophageal Groove and the Ligament of Berry as Landmarks for Identifying the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: A Cadaveric Study and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Cadaveric data on the relationship of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve to the Tracheoesophageal Groove.

	Inside TEG: # (%)	Outside TEG: # (%)	Outside- anterior: # (%)	Outside- anterolateral: # (%)	Outside- lateral: # (%)	Outside- posterior: # (%)
Total	49 (68.1%)	23 (31.9%)	2 (8.7%)	4 (17.4%)	17 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)
Right	26 (72.2%)	10 (27.8%)	2 (20.0%)	1 (10.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Left	23 (63.9%)	13 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	10 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)