Hypopharyngeal Wall Exposure within the Surgical Field : The Role of Axial Rotation of the Thyroid Cartilage during Anterior Cervical Surgery
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Choi, Byung-Kwan
(Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University)
Cho, Won-Ho (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Choi, Chang-Hwa (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Song, Geun-Sung (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Kim, Choon-Grak (Department of Statistics, Pusan National University) Kim, Hak-Jin (Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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