middle thyroid vein

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Noun1.middle thyroid vein - a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular veinmiddle thyroid vein - a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein
thyroid vein, vena thyroidea - any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area
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The middle thyroid vein, also present on the right side, at no point was a cause for confusion with the nerve.
Prevalence of the Right Nonrecurrent Inferior Laryngeal Nerve in a Series of 100 Total Thyroidectomies/Prevalencia del Nervio Laringeo Inferior Derecho no Recurrente en una Serie de 100 Tiroidectomias Totales
The right superior thyroid pedicle and right middle thyroid vein were ligated and dissected to allow the right thyroid lobe to be rotated to gain a view of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) from the lateral aspect of the thyroid gland, but the goiter prevented the right thyroid lobe from being rotated.
A Large Substernal Goiter that Extended to Both Sides of the Thorax
The thyroid was retracted medially, and the middle thyroid vein was identified and coagulated off carefully.
Comparative Study between Robotic Total Thyroidectomy with Central Lymph Node Dissection via Bilateral Axillo-breast Approach and Conventional Open Procedure for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
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