The Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
{"Image DocumentName": "The Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve", "Image ImageDescription": "The right and the left recurrent laryngeal nerves are consistently found in the tracheo-esophageal groove when they are within 2.5 cm of their entry into the larynx. The recurrent laryngeal nerve passes either below or behind a branch of the inferior thyroid artery before entering the larynx at the level of the cricothyroid joint (lower border of the cricothyroid muscle). The nerve is closely related to the superior parathyroid gland, the inferior thyroid artery and the posterior part of the thyroid gland. Careful dissection is needed to avoid stretching of the nerve as it is basically tethered to the cricothyroid muscle when it passes below the muscle.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}