title: Surgical anatomy of the cervical segment of the hypoglossal nerve.
abstract: The surgical anatomy of the extracranial segment of the hypoglossal nerve (HN) has been sparsely investigated in the literature. This article studies the course and anatomical and topographic relationships of the HN in 23 formalin fixed cadavers bilaterally dissected under a surgical microscope. The descriptive anatomy is presented with relevant clinical and surgical implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel. salame@tasmc.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Khalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Salame
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masharawi
authors.forename: Semion
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rochkind
authors.forename: Baruch
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arensburg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002102:Cadaver; D004210:Dissection; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply; D008036:Lingual Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014059:Tongue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology