title: Frey syndrome prevalence after partial parotidectomy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Frey syndrome is a sequela observed after parotidectomy and the reported incidence varies enormously in the literature. Diagnosis is evaluated by presence of the classic triad of gustatory sweating, heating and flushing while feeding and documented by Minor starch-iodine test.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the incidence of this syndrome in patients submitted to partial parotidectomy at Centro Otorrinolaringológico de Limeira, from 1994 to 2004, including presence of signs and symptoms and the surgical technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen patients undergoing partial parotidectomy with sternocleidomastoid muscle flap answered a questionnaire and were classified as positive or negative by Minor starch-iodine test in a clinical retrospective study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  21% of the patients presented symptoms and positive iodine test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only the patients presenting clinical symptoms had a positive test and the adopted surgical technique was efficient due to low incidence of the syndrome.
authors.forename: Regiane Cristina
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Jose Francisco de Salles
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chagas
authors.forename: Thiago Freire Pinto
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.forename: Jose Eli
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Baptistella
authors.forename: Marcos Alberto
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.forename: Alexandre Rocha
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Melo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*