Neck
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Complications after surgery neck
Any extensive surgical procedure can be followed by serious general complications: Pneumonia, venous congestion and thrombosis, stroke, systemic infection, myocardial infarction, respiratory failure and death.
Dear Patient,
Any surgical procedure (operation) may involve:
- With sequelae that are the result of disease or treatment ( can occur at any stage of diagnosis and treatment)
- with complications that, although not the result of an error, are adverse events (they occur with varying frequency).
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consequences or complications After surgery to remove a lateral neck cyst
Frequent but harmless
- Early bleeding from the surgical wound requiring revision
- Late bleeding
- Swelling, bruising, pain in the neck area
- Emphysema on the neck
- Irritation, swelling of neck muscles and restriction of mobility
- Damage to the great auricular nerve and sensory disturbances in the lower auricle
- Rare: need for resection of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with subsequent deformation of the neck contour
- Rare: need for resection of the internal jugular vein (when it is in adhesions with the cyst)
- Very rare: injury to the lower pole of the parotid gland and worse wound healing
Rare, but much more serious
- Very rarely, bleeding after the procedure can cause a growing hematoma and swelling in the larynx, even exceptionally may require an emergency tracheotomy (breathing hole in the middle of the neck)
- Sublingual nerve paresis with limited tongue mobility
- Paresis of the marginal branch of the facial nerve and drooping of the angle of the mouth
Very rarely
- Paresis of the vagus, retrograde laryngeal or diaphragmatic nerve, resulting in hoarseness or dyspnea
- Paresis of the accessory nerve and difficulty lifting the arm
- Shoulder plexus nerve paresis with pain and restriction of shoulder mobility
- Massive bleeding from the internal jugular vein requiring a wound to be stamped on the neck
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Consequences or complications After central neck fistula surgery
Frequent but harmless
- Bleeding after surgery, requiring wound revision
- Swelling, bruising, pain in the operated area
- Subcutaneous emphysema on the neck
- Fistula recurrence Rare, but much more serious
Very rarely
- bleeding after the procedure can cause a growing hematoma and swelling in the larynx, even exceptionally may require an emergency tracheotomy (breathing hole in the front of the neck)
- vocal fold paralysis
- lower pharyngeal injury and pharyngeal fistula
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Consequences or complications After mid-neck cyst surgery
Frequent but harmless
- Bleeding after surgery, requiring wound revision
- Swelling, bruising, pain in the operated area Subcutaneous emphysema on the neck
- Recurrence of a cyst or formation of a postoperative cutaneous fistula
Rare, much more serious
- Very rarely, bleeding after the procedure can cause a growing hematoma and swelling in the larynx, even exceptionally may require an emergency tracheotomy (breathing hole in the front of the neck)
- Very rare: vocal fold paralysis
- Very rare: lower pharyngeal laceration and pharyngeal fistula
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