Intraoperative spinal accessory nerve monitoring in neck dissections

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Intraoperative spinal accessory nerve monitoring in neck dissections Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 May 30. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06909-z. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The identification and preservation of the spinal accessory nerve (SAN) is essential in neck surgeries due to possible complications. We report the technique to intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) of SAN in functional neck dissections. METHOD: SAN was monitored by needle electrodes placed on the trapezius muscle. Preoperative and postoperative nerve mapping was performed. CONCLUSION: IONM for spinal accessory nerve in patients undergoing neck dissection is a useful technique that can be valuable for neck surgeries where spinal nerve injury is at risk. PMID:34052866 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-06909-z View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.