Preoperative Doppler sonography for prevention of perioperative stroke in head and neck cancer patients undergoing neck dissection: Is it beneficial?

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Journal of Clinical UltrasoundVolume 35, Issue 1 p. 38-39 CorrespondenceFree Access Preoperative Doppler sonography for prevention of perioperative stroke in head and neck cancer patients undergoing neck dissection: Is it beneficial? Mustafa A. Atik, Mustafa A. Atik 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this authorMehmet Ates, Mehmet Ates 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this authorNuri I. Akkus, Nuri I. Akkus 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this authorOzden Altundag, Ozden Altundag 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this authorKadri Altundag, Kadri Altundag 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this author Mustafa A. Atik, Mustafa A. Atik 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this authorMehmet Ates, Mehmet Ates 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this authorNuri I. Akkus, Nuri I. Akkus 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this authorOzden Altundag, Ozden Altundag 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this authorKadri Altundag, Kadri Altundag 8181 Fannin Street, No. 728, Houston, TX 77054Search for more papers by this author First published: 27 November 2006 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.20274Citations: 8AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1 Cheng SW, Wu LL, Ting AC, et al. Irradiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in patients with head and neck malignancy. Am J Surg 1999; 178: 323. 2 Carmody BJ, Arora S, Avena R, et al. Accelerated carotid artery disease after high-dose head and neck radiotherapy: is there a role for routine carotid duplex surveillance? J Vasc Surg 1999; 30: 1045. 3 Lam WW, Yuen HY, Wong KS, et al. Clinically underdetected asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid stenosis as a late complication of radiotherapy in Chinese nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. Head Neck 2001; 23: 780. 4 Calliada F, Verga L, Pozza S, et al. Selection of patients for carotid endarterectomy: the role of ultrasound. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1999; 2( Suppl 1): S75. 5 Mansour MA, Littooy FN, Watson WC, et al. Outcome of moderate carotid artery stenosis in patients who are asymptomatic. J Vasc Surg 1999; 29: 217. 6 Olin JW, Fonseca C, Childs MB, et al. The natural history of asymptomatic moderate internal carotid artery stenosis by duplex ultrasound. Vasc Med 1998; 3: 101. 7 Samant S, Robbins KT. Evolution of neck dissection for improved functional outcome. World J Surg 2003; 27: 805. 8 Nosan DK, Gomez CR, Maves MD. Perioperative stroke in patients undergoing head and neck surgery. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1993; 102: 717. 9 Thompson SK, Southern DA, McKinnon JG, et al. Incidence of perioperative stroke after neck dissection for head and neck cancer: a regional outcome analysis. Ann Surg 2004; 239: 428. Citing Literature Volume35, Issue1January 2007Pages 38-39 ReferencesRelatedInformation