Upper neck spinal accessory nerve identification during neck dissection

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 906-908

  Tatla, T ^a,b   Kanagalingam, J ^a   Majithia, A ^a   Clarke, P M ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory Nerve; Anatomy; Neck Dissection; Postoperative Complications; Regional

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NECK DISSECTION; SHOULDER HAND SYNDROME; SPINAL ACCESSORY ROOT; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ACCESSORY NERVE; DISSECTION; HUMANS; NECK DISSECTION; NECK MUSCLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 28044433632     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221505774783511     Document Type: Article

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