Division of the facial vein followed by superior retraction of the submandibular gland protects the marginal mandibular nerve without the need to identify it, while affording wide exposure to access level II of the neck.
Division of the facial vein followed by superior retraction of the submandibular gland protects the marginal mandibular nerve without the need to identify it, while affording wide exposure to access level II of the neck.
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