Unusual course of the vagus nerve passing anterior to the internal carotid artery during carotid endarterectomy
CONCLUSION: We should be careful not to accidentally cut off because the variation of the vagus nerve can be mistaken for an ansa cervicalis. A delicate and complete dissection to understand the variation of the vagus nerve is crucial to minimize the risk of cranial nerve injury during CEA.PMID:34221609 | PMC:PMC8247674 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_216_2021
Source: Surgical Neurology International - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Ichiro Kawahara Eri Shiozaki Kosuke Soejima Yuka Ogawa Yoichi Morofuji Tomonori Ono Wataru Haraguchi Keisuke Tsutsumi Source Type: research
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