Partial Superficial Parotidectomy via Retroauricular Hairline Incision

Autor: Do-Youn Kim, Gi Cheol Park, Young-Wook Cho, Seung-Ho Choi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 119-122 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1976-8710
2005-0720
DOI: 10.3342/ceo.2014.7.2.119
Popis: ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of retroauricular hair line incision (RAHI) in partial superficial parotidectomy by comparison with modified Blair incision or facelift incision.MethodsMedical records of 73 patients with benign parotid tumor who underwent partial superficial parotidectomy were retrospectively reviewed. Size and location of tumors, operative time, occurrence of facial nerve paralysis and Frey's syndrome, and cosmetic outcomes were compared among RAHI, facelift incision (FLI), modified Blair incision (MBI) groups.ResultsRAHI group showed better cosmetic results than FLI group or MBI group compared with other type of incisions (P0.999), occurrence of temporary or permanent facial nerve paralysis (P=0.745) and Frey's syndrome (P=0.940).ConclusionPartial superficial parotidectomy can be done safely by RAHI in most cases of benign parotid tumor. Compared with MBI or FLI, RAHI has better cosmetic outcome with no increase of operative time or postoperative complications.
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