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Complication neck dissection
1. Dr. SANJAY MAHARJAN
1ST YR RESIDENT, ENT-HNS,
MTH, POKHARA.
Complication of neck dissection &
its management.
2. Introduction:
๏ Murphyโs pessimistic law, if anything can go
wrong, it will. Is a reminder that unless attempts are
made to avoid it, complications are likely to occur
๏ Complications following head and neck surgery are
inevitable
๏ An essential component of pre-operative counseling
and obtaining informed consent.
3. Classification:
๏ Major and minor
๏ Early, intermediate and late
๏ Local and systemic
๏ General and specific
๏ 20% will have major complications
๏ Mortality rate 1%
4. Immediate local complication:
๏ Bleeding:
๏ Should be detected long before
changes in vitals
๏ Potential sources:
o Suture lines
o Skin flaps
o Major vessels: ECA, Thyrocervical, IJV
๏ May be due to use of small drain (12 Fr
preferred)
5. ๏ Management of bleeding:
o Diagnosis of problem
o Resuscitation (wide bore cannula, volume
replacement, bld transfusion)
o Stopping the bleed
o Treating cause
o Re-exploration (to find and ligate)
๏ Delay ๏ chance of major vessel exposure, infection
and rupture โ
๏ Applying pressure dressings or packing bleeding
6. ๏ Shock:
๏ D/to massive bld loss & insufficient volume
replacement
๏ Shock index = HR/systolic BP
o Index 1 to 1.5 ๏ impending shock
o Index 1.5 or higher ๏ danger
๏ Rx:
o Immediate replacement of blood with packed red blood
cell transfusion
7. ๏ Airway obstruction:
๏ Edema d/to extensive resection of tissue
๏ Blood, mucus or secretions plugging ET tube
๏ Prevention:
o Elective tracheostomy
o Aphorism; โif a tracheostomy comes in ones mind
then that is the time to do it."
8. ๏ Increased intracranial pressure:
๏ โ 3 fold when 1 IJV is divided
๏ โ 5 fold when b/l IJV divided
๏ Often returns to normal in 24hrs
๏ Seldom cause symptoms unless Both IJV tied
simultaneously
๏ Signs and symptoms:
o Restlessness & headache
o Slowing of pulse
o โ BP
9. ๏ Cyanosed lips and ears + pink & warm extremities
suggests ligation of major neck vein (NOT peripheral
caynosis)
๏ Reducing risk of raised ICP:
o Avoiding Dressings around neck
o Restricting neck hyper-extension
o Pt. in sitting position a.s.a.p. after surgery
๏ Mx:
o Pt. kept in sitting position
o 200 ml of 25% mannitol IV and urinary catheter
o Reversed within 10-15mins
10. ๏ Carotid sinus
syndrome:
๏ โ carotid arterial pressure =
โ pulse and BP
๏ d/to manipulation at
operation
๏ Post operative scarring may
leave sinus in highly
sensitive state
11. ๏ Nerve injury:
๏ Nerves that may be
involved
o Facial nerve or its
Mandibular or cervical
division
o Hypoglossal and Lingual
nerves
o Vagus, Symphathetic
trunk, Phrenic nerve or
12.
13. Immediate general complications:
๏ Pneumothorax:
๏ Cervical pleura may be damaged
๏ pt. becomes restless, cyanosed or dyspnoeic after OT
๏ Clinical features:
o Hyper-resonance to percussion
o Hyper-inflation
o Diminished breath sound
o Trachea deviated away (if under tension)
14. ๏ Air embolism:
๏ Injury to IJV or subcalvian with dehiscent wall
๏ May occur after removal of neck drain
๏ Prevention:
o Pressure bandage for 1day after drain removal
o Direct digital pressure and trendelenberg position if
accidental opening of large veins before clamping
๏ Produces precipitous fall in BP, cogwheel mumur
๏ Rx:
o Pt. put in left lat position, air withdrawn by syringe via
16. ๏ Chylous fistula:
๏ Occurs usu. while operating low on the left side of neck
๏ 1-2.5%
๏ Should recognize at surgery
๏ Pt head down and leak exaggerated by modified
valsalva instigated by anesthesist
๏ Dramatic โ suction drainage volume after pt is fed
๏ May also occur from jugular lymph duct on R. & its
communicating branches
17. ๏ Chyle duct injury may
manifest as:
o Chyloma: subcutaneous
fluid accumulation
o Chyle fistula: persistent
serous or milky secretion,
local tissue inflammation
o Chylous thorax: most
serious
๏ Severe leak leads to
hyponatremia,
18. ๏ Small leaks (<400ml/day) : conservative Mx
๏ NPO
๏ Low fat enteral diet
๏ Pressure on supra-clavicular fossa
โข Major leaks (>600ml/day) :
๏ Reopen lower part of neck, find injured duct &
oversew with silk
19. ๏ Seroma:
๏ pocket of clear serous fluid, composed
of blood plasma and inflammatory fluid
๏ Occur in 1st 48 hrs after removal of drain
๏ In Supracalvicular fossa (most
dependent part)
๏ Fossa must have dip when pt. hunch his
shoulder
๏ Prevented by using suction drainage
๏ Mx:
o Daily wide bore needle aspiration and
20. ๏ Skull base syndrome:
๏ Temporary paresis and dysfunction of lower cranial
nerves
๏ Temporary facial paresis, changes in voice or difficult
swallowing
๏ Conservative treatment
21. ๏ Infection:
๏ four most important factors
o 1. Contamination of surgical field.
o 2. Contamination of surgical field as operation
involves in-continuity RND and primary excision
o 3. Postoperative hematoma which then becomes
infected.
o 4. Flap necrosis and wound breakdown.
22. ๏ Failure of skin healing:
๏ Minor wound breakdown is not uncommon
๏ Prevented by use of
o meticulous surgical technique
o appropriate incisions
o prophylactic ab and
o post-op surgical drain
๏ General factors related are poor nutrition, cachexia,
uncontrolled diabetes, RF and anemia
23. ๏ IJV rupture:
๏ Multiple small bleeding episodes, aggravated by
coughing
๏ Mx:
o Surgical exploration and ligation distant from site of
fistula
24. ๏ Carotid artery rupture:
๏ d/to culmination of several
complications, i.e.
o Irradiated patient
o Wound break down d/to improper
incision, i.e. With vertical component
and 3 point junction
o Infections ๏ Arteries exposed ๏
Gangrene of their walls and
thrombosis of vasa vasorum
๏ Rupture of artery
25. ๏ Common sites of rupture:
๏ Carotid bulb at bifurcation
๏ CCA Just inferior to bulb
๏ ICA, beyond bifurcation
26. ๏ Prevention:
๏ Protected by m/s graft in irradiated pt.(dermal graft
harvested from thigh or levator scapulae flap)
๏ Saving arteries of vaso vasorum, thyrocervical trunk
๏ Avoiding stripping of adventitia of carotid sheath
27. ๏ Mx:
๏ Never occurs unheralded, initial 100-200ml of brisk,
brief, self controlling bleed 24hrs. before rupture
๏ Cuffed tracheostomy tube
๏ 4 units blood cross matched
๏ All dead tissue excised and artery covered by frequent
moist soaks
๏ Head down, BP and arterial CO2 tension maintained
๏ Carotid isolated under healthy skin & tissue, and tied
with trans fixation stitch
28. ๏ Flap failure:
๏ Flaps need to be checked
for its;
o Color
o Temperature
o Presence or absence of
capillary refill time
o texture
29. ๏ Predisposing factor for Necrosis of neck skin flap
๏ Less than 90 angle between incision lines
๏ Pre-operative radiotherapy
๏ Use of monopolar cautery near skin
๏ Constant traction by sutures anchoring skin to drapes
๏ Drying of tissue in absence of regular saline irrigation
30. ๏ Fistula:
๏ Causes:
o Previous radiotherapy
o Inadequate control of nutritional status, diabetes and
anemia
o Poor operative technique, like poor suturing
o Untreated seroma, hematoma or abscess
o Post-op anemia, hypoalbuminemia
๏ Occurs when suture line gives a way or when tissue
becomes necrotic
31. ๏ Mx:
๏ Fistula on suture line closes spontaneously
๏ Epithelium formation along edges of tract should be
prevented and fistula covered and packed with
dressing
๏ Established fistula, closure must be obtained both
internally & externally and gap filled in between with
vascularized tissue
32. Intermediate general complication:
๏ Basal collapse:
๏ u/l or b/l in 1st 48hrs
๏ Rx:
o Vigorous physiotherapy and appropriate ab
๏ Bronchopneumonia:
๏ Relates to coexistent smoking related lung dzs, associated
tracheostomy and lengthy operations
๏ Rx:
o Physiotherapy and ab
34. ๏ Prophylaxis for prevntion:
o Early mobilization
o Graduated compression stockings until fully mobile
o Peri & post-operative SC heparin until mobile
o Perioperative intermittent pneumatic compression
35. Late complications:
๏ Primary recurrence:
๏ m/c within 1st 2 yrs of initial treatment
๏ Parotid gland tail hypertrophy:
๏ Common complication
๏ FNAC provides further reassurance
๏ Swelling at amputated tail of parotid gland after few
weeks of RND
36. ๏ Lymphoedma:
๏ When both IJVs are tied
๏ d/to interruption of lymphatic drainage from head
๏ Steps to minimize:
o Forgoing dressings
o Sitting upright
o Steroids
o Mannitol