title: Quality of life following surgical treatment of benign parotid disease.
abstract: To evaluate the quality of life after surgery for benign neoplastic disease of the parotid gland. Forty-nine patients who underwent surgery for benign parotid disease between January 2004 and December 2008 were included in this retrospective study. EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-H&N35 questionnaires were used to determine the quality of life. The variables of these questionnaires were compared with age, gender, educational status, histopathologic diagnosis and Frey syndrome. A statistically significant correlation was noted between the female gender and post-surgical pain, sleeplessness and the use of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (p < 0.001). There was a significant difference between age and difficulties in moving the mouth (p < 0.001). Frey syndrome related to social functions, economical difficulties, speech defect, reduced sexuality, and nutritional parameters were found to be statistically significant (p < 0.001). Frey syndrome is the most common complication that affects the quality of life in patients who had parotidectomy due to a benign parotid disease. Therefore, all patients should be informed about Frey syndrome before parotidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Aslan State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Behçet
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gunsoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Trabzon Kanuni Research and Training Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vuralkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yalvac State Hospital, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevreste Didem
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Sonbay
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Clinic I, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokce
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Clinic I, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sibel Alicura
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tokgoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Clinic I, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Istemihan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akin
keywords: Benign parotid gland disease; Complications; Parotidectomy; Quality of life