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This study was designed to document the incidence of injury to the superior laryngeal nerve in a series of patients who underwent thyroidectomy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Methods.<\/jats:italic> Twenty consecutive patients with thyroidectomy during a 9\u2010month period underwent evaluation for superior laryngeal nerve injury 3 months postoperatively. Methods for evaluation included laryngeal videostroboscopy, laryngeal electromyography, and a subjective interview.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Results.<\/jats:italic> One patient (5%) was diagnosed with unilateral superior laryngeal nerve injury.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Conclusions.<\/jats:italic> The risk of injury to the superior laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy is significant, and the result may be devastating to those patients who rely on their voices professionally. 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