Total thyroidectomy done for a female . Following the surgery she developed stridor and dyspnea. The possible cause is:
Ans. (c) Bilateral Recurrent Laryngeal nerve InjuryRef: Bailey and Love 26th edition, page 761* Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury results in hoarseness* Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury results in Stridor
Thyroid Gland
Bilateral superior laryngeal nerve injury
Unilateral superior laryngeal nerve injury
Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury