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Sternocleidomastoid muscle interposition to prevent carotid artery blowout
Author(s) -
Pathak K. Alok,
Viallet Norbert R.,
Nason Richard W.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21157
Subject(s) - medicine , sternocleidomastoid muscle , pharynx , leak , surgery , carotid arteries , complication , common carotid artery , laryngectomy , head and neck , larynx , environmental engineering , engineering
Carotid blow‐out syndrome is the most dreaded complication in head and neck surgical oncology practice This article describes a simple technique of interposition of sternocleidomastoid muscle between pharynx and carotid sheath to isolate the latter from salivary contamination in the event of salivary leak. Authors have used this technique in 83 laryngectomies with excellent results. J. Surg. Oncol. 2008;98:565–566. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.