ALL libraries (COBIB.SI union bibliographic/catalogue database)
  • Electrophysiologic analysis of injury to cranial nerve XI during neck dissection [Elektronski vir]
    Lanišnik, Boštjan ; Žargi, Miha, 1946- ; Rodi, Zoran
    Background. Despite preservation of the accessory nerve, a considerable number of patients report partial nerve damage after modified radical neck dissection (MRND) and selective neck dissection ... (SND). Methods. Accessory nerve branches for the trapezius muscle were stimulated during neck dissection, and the M wave amplitude was measured during distinct surgical phases. Results. The accessory nerve was mapped in 20 patients. The M wave recordings indicated that major nerve damage occurred during dissection at levels IIa and IIb in the most proximal segment of the nerve. The M waves evoked from this nerve segment decreased significantly during surgery (analysis of variance; p= .001). Conclusion. The most significant intraoperative injury to the accessory nerve during neck dissection occurs at anatomical nerve levels IIa and IIb.
    Source: Head & neck [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 1097-0347 (Vol. 38, issue S1, Apr. 2016, str. E372-E376)
    Type of material - e-article ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2016
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 5234751

    Link(s):

    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hed.24002/abstract
    DOI

Shelf entry