Blindness after bilateral radical neck dissection is a rare complication. A recent patient, who suffered total blindness after simultaneous bilateral radical neck dissection, is the fifth case reported. It is, however, the first with pathological study of the optic tracts. Detailed microscopic exami
Blindness as a rare complication of neck dissection
✍ Scribed by O. Öğretmenoğlu; S. Kaya; Ö. F. Ünal
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 848 KB
- Volume
- 254
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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