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.