Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues March 2015 Diagnosis and Management of Neck Masses David E. Webb, Editor September 2015 Adjuncts for Care of the Surgical Patient Sidney Bourgeois, Editor Previous Issues March 2014…
Forthcoming Issues March 2015 Diagnosis and Management of Neck Masses David E. Webb, Editor September 2015 Adjuncts for Care of the Surgical Patient Sidney Bourgeois, Editor Previous Issues March 2014…
Consulting Editor RICHARD H. HAUG, DDS Professor and Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Carolinas Center for Oral Health, Charlotte, North Carolina Editor DEAN M. DeLUKE, DDS, MBA Associate Professor and…
Key points • The key to good surgery is good access, and the key to good access is good surgery. This is never more true than when dealing with vascular…
Key points • The differential diagnosis for neck masses is broad and can be tailored based on a thorough history and physical examination as well as by patient age. •…
Key points • Navigation within the complex structures of the neck, particularly where distortion exists, can be difficult; knowledge of normal anatomy, specific tumor characteristics, and ablative requirements must be…
Key points • Reconstruction of various cervical defects can be quite challenging; prior oncologic resection combined with radiation therapy compounds the level of difficulty. • The judicious application of vascularized…
Key points • Salivary lesions of the neck comprise a variety of neoplastic and nonneoplastic processes. The determination of the involved gland and the exact pathologic process depends on a…
Key points • Routine use of computed tomography or MRI is not recommended in the work-up of cervical thyroid disease, but may be useful in evaluation of substernal thyroid to…
David E. Webb, Maj, USAF, DC, Editor Mad about surgery The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad…