Transient postsurgical gastroparesis is accompanied by reversible changes of the cervical vagus nerve's morphology after neck dissection - an ultrasound study.

CONCLUSIONS: VN ultrasound clearly showed the transient dimensional changes of VN caused by manipulation in ND, which may lead to temporary gastrointestinal symptoms due to reversible dysfunction of VN. PMID: 32096784 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32096784?dopt=Abstract

Source: Medical Ultrasonography - February 26, 2020 Category: Radiology Tags: Med Ultrason Source Type: research