Facial nerve and parotid surgery.
A series of 100 surgical procedures on the parotid gland affected by tumours is reported, with a detailed analysis of facial nerve function after parotid surgery. A low percentage of temporary lesions (28%) affecting only one branch of the facial nerve, all of which regressed in a short time, and only one case of a permanent lesion affecting the whole nerve, anatomically intact, however, was observed. The authors confirm the safety of parotidectomy, if correctly performed.
D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D006801:Humans; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies