Surgical treatment of accessory parotid gland tumours
An accessory parotid gland is located preauricular buccal area and it’s duct is separated from main duct of parotid gland. Tumours arised from accessory parotid gland is not so often,…
Parapharyngeal space neoplasm: pleomorphic adenoma or carcinoid tumour?
We present a case of a parapharyngeal tumour whose preoperative study suggested that it was a neuroendocrine tumour but the final pathologic analysis revealed a pleomorphic adenoma. A female patient…
First bite syndrome: a case report
The first bite syndrome occurs due to a damage of sympathetic innervation to the parotid gland that results in denervation supersensitivity of myoepithetlial cell sympathetic receptors. A supramaximal response by…
Frey syndrome and parotidectomy type
Frey’s syndrome is characterized by sweating in preauricular and temporary regions, minutes after chewing. This study analyzes the relationship between the outcome of the Frey syndrome depending on the surgery…
Can we preserve the submandibular gland in neck dissections?
Neck dissection is performed to either address the nodal basin in the neck for malignancies of oral cavity, salivary glands, skin or access the neck vessels for reconstruction. It is…
Botulinum toxin for Frey’s syndrome: dosage and treatment response
Frey’s syndrome or auriculotemporal syndrome also termed gustatory sweating typically refers to the phenomenon of increased facial sweating and/flushing after parotid surgery. Botulinum toxin injections have now been accepted as…
Outpatient rhinoplasty under local tumescent anaesthesia: technical note and initial experience
Background and objectives: We present our experience using the technique of tumescent local anaesthetic infiltration for nasal cosmetic surgery including osteotomies and functional surgery in the septum. Materials and methods:…
Structured rhinoplasty using costal cartilage
The nasal reconstruction becomes extremely important in the rehabilitation of disfigured victims. This study aimed to describe the technique of structural rhinoplasty with autologous costal cartilage for nasal reconstruction in…
Iatrogenic salivary duct injury in head and neck cancer patients: report of four cases
Introduction: The lesions of the salivary ducts may be idiopathic, post-traumatic, or iatrogenic and lead to sialocele formation with persistent painful facial swelling or cutaneous fistula formation. The options of…
Combined external lithotripsy and endoscopic techniques for advanced sialolithiasis cases—long term results
Objective: To evaluate an advanced sialoendoscopy technique used synergically with external shockwave lithotripsy procedure for complicated sialoliths cases. Methods: We present a long term experience of a total 192 patients…
