Frey syndrome prevalence after partial parotidectomy.
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.
Santos
Regiane Cristina
RC
Chagas
Jose Francisco de Salles
JF
Bezerra
Thiago Freire Pinto
TF
Baptistella
Jose Eli
JE
Pagani
Marcos Alberto
MA
Melo
Alexandre Rocha
AR
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*