title: [Radical neck dissection and the possibility of complications: surgical technique].
abstract: Based on 15 pictures the technique of radical neck dissection is presented with particular attention to the topography of the neck. Steps by steps the possibility of complications is considered. During the operation the mandible branches of the facial nerve, vagus nerve, hypoglossal nerve, phrenic nerve, accessory nerve, shoulder plexus, cervical plexus, sympathetic trunk can be injured as well as the jugular vein, carotid artery, occipital artery, thoracic duct. The critical moments for generation of these complications are indicated.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Otolaryngologii AM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kurnatowski
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Latkowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lukomski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
mesh_terms: D003391:Cranial Nerves; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative
vernacular_title: Technika operacji oraz mozliwości powikłlań podczas radykalnego usuwania wezłów chłonnych szyi.