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Khirurgiia (Mosk)
; (5): 75-80, 2018.
Article
in Russian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29798995
ABSTRACT
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.