Bilateral gustatory rhinorrhea following bilateral parotidectomy: a case report.
To the authors' knowledge, no cases of gustatory rhinorrhea following parotidectomy have been reported. A case is presented of a 28-year-old woman who underwent bilateral parotidectomies within a four-year period for congenital sialectasia and secondary infection. Both operations were complicated by Frey's syndrome and she also developed bilateral gustatory rhinorrhea. The successful management of this problem with bilateral vidian neurectomies and the refractory nature of her Frey's syndrome, finally controlled with tympanic neurectomies, are discussed.
Stevens
H E
HE
Department of Otolaryngology, Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Doyle
P J
PJ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000209:etiology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*