title: Postoperative hypertension after radical neck dissection.
abstract: Postoperative hypertension after radical neck dissection was detected in 20.2% of 109 neck dissections in our department between 1989 and 1993. It was probably caused by carotid sinus denervation and appeared after the vasodilation generated by anesthesia had subsided. If postoperative hypertension was encountered after the first operation, the risk of such hypertension after surgery on the contralateral side significantly increased.
authors.affiliation: Ear Nose and Throat Department, Ankara Numune Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celikkanat
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Akyol
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koç
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olçer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ensari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002346:Carotid Sinus / Q000294:innervation; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors