Neck Muscle Mass Index as a Predictor of Post-Laryngectomy Wound Complications

Bozkurt, Gulpembe; Elhassan, Hassan; Mahmutoglu, Abdullah; Celebi, Irfan; Mcleod, Robert; Soytas, Pinar; Erol, Zeynep; Sozen, Esra

doi:10.1177/0003489418798660

Neck Muscle Mass Index as a Predictor of Post-Laryngectomy Wound Complications

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Bozkurt G., Elhassan H. A. , Mahmutoglu A. S. , Celebi I., Mcleod R. W. J. , Soytas P., ...More

ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY, vol.127, no.11, pp.841-847, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 127 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1177/0003489418798660
Title of Journal : ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.841-847

Abstract

Objective: We investigated the relationship between paravertebral muscle cross-sectional area (PVM CSA) at the third vertebra (C3) level using computerized tomography (CT) neck images and its relationship with complications after total laryngectomy.