AIM: To define surgical approaches which provide surgical adequacy, preservation of function and aesthetic results.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Analysis included 191 emergency interventions for various neck injuries and more than 35.000 elective operations for thyroid diseases.
RESULTS: The study showed that collar-like incisions have the best aesthetic effect on the neck; an approach along anterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is advisable for emergency assessment of cervical organs; W.F. MacFee access is optimal for lateral cervical lymphadenectomy in asthenic patients while serpentine incision - in hypersthenic ones.
| Translated title of the contribution | Surgical approaches in urgent and elective surgery of the neck |
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| Original language | Russian |
| Pages (from-to) | 75-80 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Khirurgiia |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
ID: 73269239