Current indications for neck remote approaches

Objective: To summarize the most commonly used remote surgical accesses to the neck, current indications, and contraindications of the different surgical procedures.Findings: The trans-oral vestibular approach has been used to perform thyroid and parathyroid surgery. The retro-auricular approach represents the known approach to perform a comprehensive or selective neck dissection, but it may also be used for thyroid surgery. The trans-axillary approach also may be used to perform both thyroid surgery and neck dissection.

Source: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - October 18, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Armando De Virgilio, Andrea Costantino, Elena Russo, Giuseppe Mercante, Dana Goldenberg, Renan Bezerra Lira, Fabio Ferreli, Luiz Paulo Kowalski, Giuseppe Spriano Source Type: research