Neuroanatomy of cervical sympathetic trunk: A cadaveric study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-330

  Saylam, Canan Y ^a   Ozgiray, Erkin ^a   Orhan, Mustafa ^a   Cagli, Sedat ^a   Zileli, Mehmet ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Horner syndrome; Longus colli; Spine surgery; Sympathetic cervical ganglion; Sympathetic trunk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL GANGLION; CERVICAL SPINE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SYMPATHECTOMY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE GANGLION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE;

CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINAL NERVES; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

EID: 65349170961     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20764     Document Type: Article

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