Phonatory function in patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma following meticulous resection of tumors adhering to the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

When normal VF mobility is observed preoperatively, meticulous resection for preserving RLN would contribute to maintain not only normal level of MPT and MFR, but also to provide better B score of GRBAS scale than RLN resection followed by immediate reconstruction.