Table 3 Frequency distribution of RLN branching pattern in thyroid patients who had undergone laryngeal nerve dissection at Tibeb ghion Hospital, June 2021 to August 2022.

From: Anatomical variations of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and postoperative outcomes in thyroid surgeries conducted at a teaching hospital in Ethiopia

 

Right side

Left side

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Single trunk

66

75.9

62

89.8

Branches

21

24.1

7

10.2

Two branches

16

18.4

7

10.2

≥ 3 branches

5

5.75

-

-

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