[Clinical application of acellular dermal matrix to prevent gustatory sweating syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical effect of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) on preventing Frey syndrome after parotidectomy.


METHODS
Fifty-seven patients were randomized into two groups, ADM group (30 patients) receiving acellular dermal matrix and control group (27 patients) without application of acellular dermal matrix. The incidence of Frey syndrome was evaluated after operation.


RESULTS
The incidences of Frey syndrome were 13.3% in ADM group and 55.6% in control group. There was significant difference in Frey syndrome incidence between the two groups (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The application of acellular dermal matrix could effectively prevent Frey syndrome after parotidectomy.
Yu
Kai
K
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China. yukai688@sina.com
Yang
Jun
J
Li
Man-Jing
MJ
Ma
Hong-Bin
HB
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020405:Dermis / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome