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Accessory nerve injury after carotid endarterectomy. Case report
1Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
The European Journal of Surgery = Acta Chirurgica
|March 1, 1991
Abstract:
Although cranial nerve injuries associated with carotid endarterectomy are well known, involvement of the accessory nerve is extremely rare. A case of partly reversible accessory nerve injury is described. Hitherto published cases are analyzed and possible pathogenetic mechanisms discussed.