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Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
November 1992
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chiba University, School of Medicine.
In the treatment of head and neck carcinoma involving the carotid artery, resection of the carotid artery and direct reconstruction using a vein graft has commonly been employed to reduce the incidence of cerebral ischemic complications. But the procedure of carotid grafting itself carries the risk of preventing complete tumor clearance. And contamination due to salivary fistula, particularly in cases of meso or hypopharyngeal carcinoma, may result in graft rupture or thrombosis.
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