Preoperative doppler sonography for prevention of perioperative stroke in head and neck cancer patients undergoing neck dissection: Is it beneficial? [1]

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-39

  Atik, Mustafa A ^a   Ates, Mehmet ^a   Akkus, Nuri I ^a   Altundag, Ozden ^a   Altundag, Kadri ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; NECK DISSECTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NECK DISSECTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33846198293     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20274     Document Type: Letter

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