Identification of the accessory nerve by its relationship to the great auricular nerve

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 892-894

  Baring, D E C ^a,c   Johnston, A ^b   O'Reilly, B F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Southern General Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory Nerve; Anatomy; Great Auricular Nerve; Neck Dissection

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ARTICLE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; NECK DISSECTION; NERVE LIGATION; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMY; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; HUMANS; NECK; NECK DISSECTION;

EID: 34548443467     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107006251     Document Type: Article

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