Recent studies have advocated a more conservative parotidectomy, partial superficial parotidectomy, and report lower transient facial nerve rates (20 33%) and Frey's syndrome rates (7 20%) (Yamashita et al, 1993; Helmus, 1997; Leverstein et al, 1997; Snow, 2001).
Also, in this case series, a partial flap loss was encountered in an insulin-dependent diabetic patient, whereas partial superficial epidermolysis was observed in two cases and healed without further intervention.
26 In the hands of an experienced surgeon, parotid gland surgery for benign disease has been shown to have a permanent paresis rate of 2.3% (one or more branches of the facial nerve), while partial superficial parotidectomy has a permanent paresis rate of 0% (Table 2).
To review a single surgeon's experience with parotidectomy with an emphasis on examining the appropriate use of partial superficial parotidectomy and the differences in early outcomes observed with the various types and extent of parotidectomy used.
In hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained sections, the skin of the affected animals displayed a mild to severe chronic dermatitis with serocellular crusting and partial superficial bacterial colonization.
To compare the functional changes in parotid gland after surgical excision of pleomorphic adenoma by partial superficial parotidectomy (PSP), or conventional superficial parotidectomy (CSP).
The patient with partial superficial wound dehiscence had undergone non-protective ileostomy.
Five patients had minor postoperative complications, including two cases of perineal wound infection, one case of partial superficial dehiscence of the perineal wound, and two cases of persistent postoperative sacrococcygeal pain.
When genistein was applied, Figure 7c, massive oedema of the deep dermis was still present but only a partial destruction of the superficial dermis and of the underlying muscle cells could be detected.
