Hypoglossal nerve monitoring, a potential application of intraoperative nerve monitoring in head and neck surgery

ABSTARCT: Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) has many applications in different surgical fields. In head and neck surgery, IONM has been used to perform surgery of the parotid, thyroid and parathyroid glands, preserving the facial and recurrent nerves. However, hypoglossal nerve euromonitoring h...

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Autores:
Duque, Carlos Simón
Urquijo, Diana
Penagos, Adriana
Londono, Andrés Felipe
Dueñas, Juan Pablo
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2013
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/7891
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/7891
Palabra clave:
Hypoglossal nerve
Neuromonitoring
Oral tongue cancer surgery
Twelfth cranial nerve
Swallowing
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Summary:ABSTARCT: Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) has many applications in different surgical fields. In head and neck surgery, IONM has been used to perform surgery of the parotid, thyroid and parathyroid glands, preserving the facial and recurrent nerves. However, hypoglossal nerve euromonitoring has not been addressed with such relevance.