Morphology of the tubercle of Zuckerkandl and its importance in thyroid surgery

Rajapaksha, A.; Fernando, R.; Ranasinghe, N.; Iddagoda, S.

dc.contributor.author	Rajapaksha, A.
dc.contributor.author	Fernando, R.
dc.contributor.author	Ranasinghe, N.
dc.contributor.author	Iddagoda, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-04T21:32:49Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-04T21:32:49Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	The .Ceylon Medical Journal. 2015; 60(1) : pp.23-24	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0009-0875 (Print)
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8014
dc.description	Indexed in MEDLINE	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The tubercle of Zuckerkandl (ZT) is an embryological remnant of the thyroid gland. Its close relationship to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) makes it an important surgical landmark. Presence and size of the ZT was prospectively assessed during thyroidectomies done at a single surgicalunit during 2013. Eighty patients were included in the study. Closest distance and relationship of the ZT to the RLN was measured. Median age was 48 years (range 20-75 years). The ZT was present in 72 (90%) patients at least on one side and 55 (69%) patients on both sides. Grade III tubercles were found in 17 (21.25%) patients. Average distance between RLN and the ZT was 1.2 mm posteriorly or posteromedially. In the majority (79%) RLN was lying at a distance of ≤1 mm. Pressure symptoms were present in 19 (23.75%) patients and it was not related to the presence of grade III tubercles (p = 0.207).	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Sri Lanka Medical Association	en_US
dc.subject	Thyroid Gland-surgery	en_US
dc.title	Morphology of the tubercle of Zuckerkandl and its importance in thyroid surgery	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.department	Surgery	en