Lymphocele after neck dissection

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-42

  Nouwen, Johan ^a,b   Hans, Stéphane ^a   Halimi, Philippe ^a   Laccourreye, Ollivier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complication; Lymphocele; Neck dissection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOCELE; NECK DISSECTION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0347719299     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940411300108     Document Type: Review

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