As a consequence, one might expect that the role of the surgeon would be limited to the diagnostic work-up and that systemic therapies would be the mainstay of treatment. Methods and Results Here, we present the surgical aspects of the recently published United Kingdom Head and Neck Mucosal ...
A surgical drain is usually removed within a week after surgery at the patient’s post-operative follow-up. When complications occur, however, such as a large increase in the amount of drainage or the drain begins to leak, patients are usually directed to call their surgeon for immediate woun...
A neck lump is any swelling that can be seen or felt in the neck. Though there are many different causes of neck lumps, the main...
Surgical Intuition completes the trilogy launched by the senior author, who unfortunately died before its publication. The first volume was Surgical Secrets. The second volume, Surgical Scripts, went to press the day he died. This final book is the culmination of ideas Dr Abernathy developed over...
Top doctors reveal what causes a neck hump—including scrolling on your phone and arthritis—and the best treatments to ease pain and shrink the bump.
What the clinician wants to know: surgical perspective and ultrasound for lymph node imaging of the neck 来自 NCBI 喜欢 0 阅读量: 24 作者: van den Brekel, Michiel W. M. 摘要: Imaging of lymph node metastases in the neck can have two major indications: (1) prognosis and assisting with ...
In certain cases of wry neck, conventional therapies may be ineffective at relieving pain. In these situations, the patient may be referred to a doctor who specializes in orthopedics for further evaluation, and possible surgical intervention. Usually, the patient makes a full recovery, though ...
One thing most people don’t consider when they’re planning to have surgery is exactly how they’ll be positioned on the surgical table when the operation takes place. Many assume that they’ll be lying flat on their backs, which is called the supine position. There are many other positio...
Rapidly dropping pounds is associated with a loss of muscle mass and other undesirable effects—including looking older.
As in other aspects of oncologic surgery, the pathologist plays a key role in the surgical management of neoplasms of the head and neck. Communication between the pathologist and the head and neck surgeon is of utmost importance. In patients with cancer, the dialogue between these two parties ...