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Triangles of the neck: a review with clinical/surgical applications

The neck is a geometric region that can be studied and operated using anatomical triangles. There are many triangles of the neck, which can be useful landmarks for the surgeon. A better understanding of these triangles make surgery more efficient and avoid intraoperative complications. Herein, we pr...

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Autores principales: Kikuta, Shogo, Iwanaga, Joe, Kusukawa, Jingo, Tubbs, R. Shane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association of Anatomists 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31338227
http://dx.doi.org/10.5115/acb.2019.52.2.120
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Sumario:The neck is a geometric region that can be studied and operated using anatomical triangles. There are many triangles of the neck, which can be useful landmarks for the surgeon. A better understanding of these triangles make surgery more efficient and avoid intraoperative complications. Herein, we provide a comprehensive review of the triangles of the neck and their clinical and surgical applications.