Complications of carotid artery replacement in head and neck neoplasms.
Carotid artery involvement by neoplastic disease has grave prognostic implications. However, with the advent of postoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy, carotid artery sacrifice and replacement is more widely performed. In this report the authors discuss their experience with preoperative and intraoperative evaluation of cerebral blood flow and complications of carotid artery replacement.
D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*