Dehn T C, Taylor G W
Br J Surg. 1983 Jun;70(6):365-8. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800700619.
Carotid endarterectomy may be complicated by damage to the adjacent cranial and cervical nerves. The true incidence and severity of these complications is rarely reported. In a prospective study of 43 carotid endarterectomies there was a 25 per cent incidence of temporary vocal cord palsy, 5 per cent incidence of hypoglossal nerve damage and anaesthesia of the greater auricular and transverse cervical nerves was found in 60 per cent and 69 per cent of patients respectively 1 week postoperatively. There was some recovery of these nerve injuries over a 6-month period.
颈动脉内膜切除术可能会因损伤相邻的颅神经和颈神经而出现并发症。这些并发症的实际发生率和严重程度鲜有报道。在一项对43例颈动脉内膜切除术的前瞻性研究中，术后1周时，暂时性声带麻痹的发生率为25%，舌下神经损伤的发生率为5%，分别有60%和69%的患者出现耳大神经和颈横神经感觉缺失。在6个月的时间里，这些神经损伤有一定程度的恢复。
