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

Gülpembe BozkurtHassan Ahmed ElhassanAbdullah Soydan Mahmutoğluİrfan ÇelebiRobert W J McleodPınar SoytaşZeynep Nur ErolEsra Sözen

Published in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2018)

The PVM CSA measured at C3 level on pretreatment CT may help identify patients at higher risk of postoperative wound complications after total laryngectomy and who may particularly benefit from preoperative optimization of nutritional status.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
risk factors
surgical site infection
computed tomography
wound healing
image quality
contrast enhanced
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging
pet ct