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See Latest ArticlesParotidectomy: the timing of post-operative complications
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 05/04/09
Henney SE et al. - The authors performed a 119-patient retrospective case series analysis over a 12-year period and investigated timing of post-operative complications. 38% of temporary facial nerve palsies resolved within 1 month, 78% within 3 months and all recorded resolved within 7 months. Tumour recurrence, ranged from 5 months to 9 years post-surgery with a median of 5 years. Salivary fistula formation ranged from 3 to 45 days post-surgery with a median of 11.5 days. The development of Frey’s ranged from 20 days to 22 months, median 11 months. This information can better inform clinicians and those patients undergoing parotidectomy.
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