caa a22 4500 386346852 CHVBK 20180307111814.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198910 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100110527 doi S0022215100110527 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100110527 Evans P. H. Rhys London Complications in head and neck surgery and how to avoid trouble [Elektronische Daten] [P. H. Rhys Evans] Increasing litigation in recent years has made it more and more necessary for the surgeon to be aware of the problems, pitfalls and complications which may arise as a result of surgery. The risks are compounded in the head and neck not only because of its complex anatomy but also because of additional difficulties relating to surgery of the upper aero-digestive tract. Some problems are unavoidable. The potential risks of surgery and its complications should be carefully weighed against the natural history of the pathological process and a realistic expectation of the surgical outcome compared with alternative treatments. Other problems may result from genuine mistakes, but a number of complications are caused through actions or omissions which are avoidable and which in certain circumstances may be construed as professional negligence. Some of the more common pitfalls and complications in head and neck surgery are discussed with particular reference to their causation and possible avoidance. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989 The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/10(1989-10), 926-929 0022-2151 103:10<926 1989 103 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100110527 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100110527 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Evans P. H. Rhys London NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/10(1989-10), 926-929 0022-2151 103:10<926 1989 103 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge