The viscerovertebral angle. The surgical avenue of the neck

The viscerovertebral angle represents the evolution of thoughts assimilated from personal surgical experience and technique in the cervical area. It is a means whereby the surgeon may approach the operative challenge with ease, whether it involves singly or collectively the myovertebral pillar, the great neurovascular conduit, or the cervical visceral column from the level of the skull base well into the thorax to the innominate level. Thus, the surgeon is able to operate in a logical progression from the known to the unknown, comfortably and confidently in a predictable, reproducible manner.