A Case of Rupture of the Internal Jugular Vein Caused by Postoperative Infection of Functional Neck Dissection

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 123-125

  Ota, Yoshihide ^a   Aoki, Takayuki ^b   Karakida, Kazunari ^b   Miyasaka, Muneo ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Infection; Jugular Vein; MRSA; Rupture; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GINGIVA TUMOR; HUMAN; INJURY; JUGULAR VEIN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUPTURE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RUPTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035756459     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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