Background The vagus (“wandering”) nerve is the longest cranial nerve with the largest
territory of innervation in the human body. Injury during various operative procedures …

To develop an anatomically accurate 3-dimensional (3D) digital model of the lateral neck
anatomy, including musculature, neurovasculature, and other associated structures such as …

Objective Localization of the vagus nerve is required during intraoperative neuromonitoring
(IONM) for thyroid surgery in order to electromyographically verify the functional integrity of …

Purpose To describe the cervical vagus nerve (CVN) topography at the thyroid lobe (TL)
level using high-resolution ultrasound and to investigate the possible association with …

Background: Postoperative nerve palsy is a major complication following resection of neck
peripheral nerve sheath tumours (PNSTs). Accurate preoperative identification of the nerve …

Cervical fascias are critically important in compartmentalizing spaces of the head and neck
with significant clinical and surgical implications. Knowledge and deep understanding of the …

The neck makes the connection between the head and the torso. The neck is made up of
attachments from many muscles. The neck region contains many vital structures and organs …

When analyzing the literature published on thyroidectomy using a “timeline” we can observe
that we have notoriously progressed from a procedure that was almost prohibited in the mid …

The knowledge of both normal and abnormal anatomy of the veins of the neck may be
important for surgeons performing carotid endarterectomy (CEA), to avoid inadvertent injury …

Objectives The distinctive bilateral carotid sheaths (CS) reside in the neck region and form
part of the deep cervical fasciae. Aspects of the CS anatomy are controversial, most notably …