Neck dissections for Head and Neck Cancers

Level I (a) and I (b)

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This video segment displays dissection along the posterior belly of digastric to reach level I. Facial vessels are shown to be ligated and transected and submandibular gland is removed to achieve optimum clearance of Level I (a) in submental triangle and level I (b) in submandibular triangle.

Keywords

  • anterior triangle
  • submental triangle
  • level Ia
  • level Ib
  • Digastrc muscle (posterior belly)
  • mylohyoid
  • submandibular gland
  • submandibular duct
  • facial artery
  • lingua nerve
  • hypoglossal nerve
  • venae commutantes

Conflict of Interest

The author declares no conflict of interest.

About this video

Author(s)
Prrof. Chintamani
First online
13 November 2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8589-7_7
Online ISBN
978-981-16-8589-7
Publisher
Springer, Singapore
Copyright information
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021