Median, Ulnar & Radial Nerve Injuries & Hand Deformities — Topic Test
20 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 45-year-old woman underwent total thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma. On the second postoperative day she develops hoarseness of voice and difficulty in swallowing. Indirect laryngoscopy reveals paralysis of the right vocal cord in the paramedian position. Which nerve is most likely to have been injured?
ARight external laryngeal nerve
BRight recurrent laryngeal nerve
CRight internal laryngeal nerve
DRight glossopharyngeal nerve