Sonografy result evaluation for parotid gland disease
160 patients with chronic diseases of parotis were examined (age between 25 and 75 years). Clinical data: All patients were divided into 3 groups: 1. Sialozis – 24 patients. 2….
Comparison of the recurrency rate after parotidectomy and parotid tumour excision
Benign tumours represent the most often histopathological finding regarding the pathology of parotid gland. Regarding localization and size of tumours, two surgical methods are in use nowadays: parotidectomy and tumour…
Parotid surgery – 10 years experience from a single institution in Portugal (Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of University Hospital Center of Coimbra)
A review of 270 parotid gland excisions performed at the Maxillofacial Surgery Department of University Hospital Center of Coimbra over a 10 year period is presented. The medical record of…
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:…
