title: [Application of the combined pre- and retro-auricular incision in superficial parotidectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical effect of the combined pre- and retro-auricular incision used in superficial parotidectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical  data of 30 patients with benign tumors in the superficial parotid were collected. All the patients received the parotidectomy using the combined incision (15  cases) and the standard bayonet-shaped incision (15 cases) respectively. The data of operating time, amount of bleeding, the rate of complication,  score of patients' satisfaction were recorded and compared between the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No difference was found between the two groups in the  operating time, amount of bleeding and the rate of complication (P>0.05), while the score of patients' satisfaction in combined group was significantly  higher than the other group (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The combined pre- and retro-auricular incision is clinically viable and provides satisfactory  cosmetic results in patients undergoing conservative parotidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chuan-bin
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Guang-yan
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult