title: Facial nerve morbidity after retrograde nerve dissection in parotid surgery for benign disease: a 10-year prospective observational study of 136 cases.
abstract: We evaluated the facial nerve function in 136 patients who had had retrograde nerve dissection during parotidectomy for benign disease. One week after the operation 90 patients (66%) had some weakness of the facial nerve. After 1 month 52 (38%) had facial nerve paresis. After 3 months 114 (84%) had recovered fully and 21 (16%) had minor nerve paresis. After 6 months 135 (99%) had normal nerve function. One patient had persistent marginal mandibular nerve paresis.
authors: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. Barry.oregan@faht.scot.nhs.uk
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: O'Regan
authors: Girish
authors: G
authors: Bharadwaj
authors: Satwant
authors: S
authors: Bhopal
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Cook