Neck Dissections
10.1055/b-0034-79223 Neck DissectionsC. Piazza, F. Del Bon, P. Nicolai Introduction Neck dissections (NDs) include a wide spectrum of surgical procedures aimed at removal of different neck lymph nodes groups, distinguished…
Open Neck Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
10.1055/b-0034-79222 Open Neck Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryJ. P. O′Neill, A. R. Shaha Introduction The great Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen defined disease as a natural process and based treatment on…
Complications in Transoral Laser Microsurgery of Malignant Tumors of the Larynx and Hypopharynx
10.1055/b-0034-79217 Complications in Transoral Laser Microsurgery of Malignant Tumors of the Larynx and HypopharynxM. Bernal-Sprekelsen, I. Vilaseca, J.-L. Blanch Introduction Complications may arise during and after surgery and can be…
Complications in Surgery of the Parapharyngeal Space
10.1055/b-0034-79224 Complications in Surgery of the Parapharyngeal SpaceM. O. Old, R. L. Carrau, B. A. Otto, D. M. Prevedello, A. B. Kassam Preoperative Considerations The most important factors in avoiding…
Cricotracheal Resection and Anastomosis
10.1055/b-0034-79219 Cricotracheal Resection and AnastomosisG. Peretti, C. Piazza Tracheal resection and anastomosis (TRA) and its different cranial extensions involving the cricoid cartilage (cricotracheal resection and anastomosis, CTRA) are one-stage procedures…
Minimally Invasive Approach to the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
10.1055/b-0034-79221 Minimally Invasive Approach to the Thyroid and Parathyroid GlandsP. Miccoli, G. Materazzi Introduction In 1996, Gagner1 described endoscopic subtotal parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism, which represented the first application of…
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Complications
10.1055/b-0034-79215 Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy ComplicationsL. Samarà Piñol, J. Llach, M. Caballero Enteral nutrition (EN) is defined as the administration of nutrients through the digestive tract. There are many options for…
External Approaches to the Paranasal Sinuses and Skull Base
10.1055/b-0034-79209 External Approaches to the Paranasal Sinuses and Skull BaseA. Janjua, I. J. Witterick Introduction External approaches to the sinuses were largely employed before the introduction of endoscopy. In the…
Infectious Diseases (Lymphadenopathies, Abscesses, Necrotizing Fasciitis)
10.1055/b-0034-79225 Infectious Diseases (Lymphadenopathies, Abscesses, Necrotizing Fasciitis)C. L. Oliver Introduction Infectious complications following head and neck surgery (HNS) can have devastating consequences for patients. Many major HNS breech the protective…
Complications of Myocutaneous and Local Flaps
10.1055/b-0034-79226 Complications of Myocutaneous and Local FlapsT. Teknos, H. Arshad Introduction Every head and neck surgeon will encounter situations in which a primary closure will be inadequate. In these situations,…
