• Ramesh Kumar, Ken R Winston, and Zach Folzenlogen.
• Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA. Electronic address: ramesh.kumar@ucdenver.edu.
• World Neurosurg. 2015 Dec 1; 84 (6): 1785-9.

ObjectiveThis report describes the technique for implanting a vagus nerve stimulator via a single low anterior cervical incision and discusses the advantages of this technique over that of the more commonly used 2-incision technique.MethodsThe authors performed a retrospective review of all patients who underwent implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator by the senior author over a 10-year period.ResultsOne hundred thirty-one patients underwent implantation of vagus nerve stimulators via the single-incision technique. There were no instances of vagus nerve injury, postoperative hematoma, or wound infection, and cosmesis was excellent.ConclusionThe single-incision technique described here for implantation of vagus nerve stimulators is technically straightforward and safe, and has significant advantages over the 2-incision technique.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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