title: Endoscope-assisted partial-superficial parotidectomy through a concealed postauricular skin incision.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study evaluated the feasibility of endoscope-assisted partial-superficial parotidectomy through a concealed postauricular skin incision.
  
  
  METHODS
  Endoscope-assisted partial-superficial parotidectomy through a concealed postauricular skin incision was performed for 18 cases of benign tumor located in the superficial lobe of the parotid gland.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 18 operations were successfully performed endoscopically. This new approach provided safe dissection of the facial nerve and exposed working space. Two patients had transient facial paresis and recovered in 1 and 2 months, respectively. The duration of the procedure was 90 to 120 min. The patients were satisfied with the almost invisible scar.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscope-assisted partial-superficial parotidectomy is a feasible method for treatment of benign tumors located in the superficial lobe of the parotid gland. The main advantage of this procedure is that the small operative scar is concealed in the postauricular area, resulting in improved cosmesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Yaodong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yiqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng