Intra-operative recovery of preoperative vocal cord paralysis during hemithyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease: case report and review of the literature

Multinodular goiter associated with preoperative vocal cord paralysis should be managed with extreme caution and use of intra-operative neuromonitoring. The existing probability of intra-operative recovery of a preoperative RLN palsy underlines the importance of preserving the affected RLN during surgery for benign thyroid disease.