Endoscopic neck surgery by the axillary approach
Endoscopic neck surgery by the axillary approach
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DOI:
10.1016/s1072-7515(00)00342-2
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发表时间:
2000-09-01
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Niimi, M
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文献类型:
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作者:
Ikeda, Y;Takami, H;Niimi, M
METHODSThe patient is placed in the supine position, with the neck slightly extended, under general anesthesia. The arm on the tumor side is lifted up, exposing the axilla, along the clavicular line. A 30-mm skin incision is made in the axilla, and the lower layer of the platysma is extracted through the upper layer of the pectoralis major muscle, manually at first, and then with a Vein Harvest (Johnson-Johnson Medical, Cincinnati, OH). A 12-mm trocar is inserted through this incision and a purse-string suture is placed to prevent both gas leakage and trocar slippage out of the wound. Carbon dioxide is then insufflated up to 4-mmHg and a flexible laparoscope is inserted through the trocar. Then, two additional 5-mm trocars are inserted inferior to the 30-mm skin incision under endoscopic guidance (Fig. 1). Endoscopic scissors are used for additional blunt and sharp dissection to enlarge the space in the anterior chest and the subplatysmal space. The anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is separated from the sternohyoid muscle, and a small part of the latter is served to expose the sternothyroid muscle.