mid·dle thy·roid vein

[TA]

vein that passes from the thyroid gland across the common carotid artery (generally parallel with, but usually separate from) the inferior thyroid arteries to empty into the internal jugular vein.

Synonym(s): vena thyroidea media [TA]

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The superior pole vessels are identified, coagulated, and divided with the harmonic scalpel, as is the middle thyroid vein. A noncutting needle is used to place several #1 or 0-Prolene sutures through the most distal portion of the thyroid in a figure-of-8 pattern.

Current technique for resection of mediastinal goiter

Superior pedicle, middle thyroid vein and inferior pedicle sequentially ligated and divided on both sides.

Post total thyroidectomy recovery of unilateral vocal cord palsy in MNG with secondary hyperthyroidism: review of literature

The lateral thyroid lobes are dissected away from the overlying sternothyroid muscles with ligation and division of the middle thyroid veins when present.

An extended toboggan technique for resection of substernal thyroid goiters

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