Phan Huu Ngoc Minh
Department of Otolaryngology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Vietnam
*Corresponding Author: Phan Huu Ngoc Minh, Department of Otolaryngology, Hue University Hospital Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ngo Quyen, Hue, Vietnam.
Received: March 17, 2020; Published: April 10, 2020
The application of Ligasure vessel sealing system in head and neck surgery has been currently published in many studies. The results published were reported to be reliable and safe. Since 2018, the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery in Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital performed applications of Ligasure in head and neck surgery for the first time and may have shown several advantages and benefits. In this presentation, we give a brief overview of first patients who underwent operation with the use of Ligasure. In our department, Ligasure is used for selective or modified radical neck dissection, thyroidectomy, superficial parotidectomy.
Keywords: Ligasure; Neck Dissection; Parotidectomy; Thyroidectomy
Citation: Phan Huu Ngoc Minh. “Initial Application of Ligasure in Head and Neck Surgery in Department of Otolaryngology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.5 (2020): 02-05.
Copyright: © 2020 Phan Huu Ngoc Minh. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.