title: Blindness as a rare complication of neck dissection.
abstract: Blindness is a rare and rather unexpected complication of neck dissection. There have been only a few cases reported to date, all following bilateral neck dissections. We present a case of blindness after one-sided neck dissection and an insidious finding of bilateral common carotid artery occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oğretmenoğlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Unal
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*