Table 4 Frequency of relationship of RLN to the ITA 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

%

Anterior

24

27.7

5

7.3

Posterior

60

68.9

63

91.3

In-between

3

3.4

1

1.4