title: Treatment of complications of parotid gland surgery.
abstract: Although several reports in the literature have documented the surgical technique, and the oncological outcome achieved with parotidectomy, only a few articles have described the complications of parotid gland surgery and their management. Several complications have been reported in parotid surgery. We re-classified the complications of parotidectomy in intra-operative and post-operative (early and late). The commonest complications after parotidectomy are temporary or permanent facial palsy and Frey's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marchese-Ragona
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Filippis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marioni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staffieri
mesh_terms: D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy