[The value of intraoperative neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery--a prospective observational study with 926 patients].

The data obtained from 926 patients who, between 01.01.1998 and 31.

[Identifying the recurrent laryngeal nerve by intraoperative neuromonitoring].

301 patients underwent thyroid surgery in 1998 by using the intraoperative neuromonitoring. The documentation was done prospectively. The system of intraoperative neuromonitoring consists of a stimulation circuit and an electromyographic record.

[Postoperative recurrent nerve paralysis after initial interventions for benign goiter].

Between January 1st, 1979 and December 31st 1993, 2501 operations for benign diseases of the thyroid gland were performed. The documentation was done prospectively. The operation technique remained the same during these years.