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(a) Intraoperative picture evidencing a nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve with a path through the Zuckerkandl tubercle (ZT). (b) Enlarged intraoperative picture, evidencing internal nerve path in the ZT.
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Along its path, the NRLN was completely enveloped by thyroid tissue from the right lobe in the region of the ZT immediately after its path became parallel to the thyroid artery (Figure 1).