title: Endoscope-assisted partial-superficial parotidectomy through two small skin incisions.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscope-assisted partial-superficial parotidectomy is a feasible method for treatment of benign parotid superficial lobe tumors located at the anterior or the inferior of the auricular lobule. The main advantage of this procedure is that the small operative scar resulted in improved cosmetic results.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the feasibility of endoscope-assisted partial parotidectomy through two small skin incisions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty cases with benign parotid superficial lobe tumors with a diameter < 30 mm located at the anterior or the inferior of the auricular lobule underwent endoscope-assisted partial-superficial parotidectomy via retrograde approach through two small skin incisions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 30 operations were successfully performed endoscopically. All the patients were satisfied with the cosmetic results. Only three patients had transient facial paresis and recovered in 1-2 months. The endoscopic surgery lasted for 106.48+/-12.62 min. There was no tumor recurrence during the follow-up after 26-50 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yao-Dong
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yi-Qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult