Limitations of this study
Due to the rarity of CL as a complication of neck surgery, even a
10-year retrospective case series in a major UK tertiary referral centre
yielded a low number of patients, which limits the power of the study.
Furthermore, it is a non-controlled study. Both of these limitations are
due to the rarity of CL post neck surgery. Nonetheless, this study
highlights and assesses the effectiveness of a timeframe of the medical
and surgical management of CL that head and neck teams can incorporate
into their clinical practice.