title: Small access postaural parotidectomy: an analysis of techniques, feasibility and safety.
abstract: For cosmetic consideration of parotidectomy, the surgical approaches have evolved from Blair incision through modified facelift incision to postaural-hairline incision. The present study aims at evaluating the feasibility and safety of the new technique of postaural approach. Parotidectomy was performed with a 4-5 cm incision in the postaural sulcus. There were 69 patients who were assessed pre-operatively feasible for consideration of the postaural parotidectomy. There were 56 (81 %) patients who could have the postaural parotidectomy successfully without complications. The minimally invasive postaural approach is a further step in cosmetic consideration of parotidectomy. It is a feasible and safe approach for most small to medium size benign parotid tumors located in the mid and lower pole regions of the parotid gland.
authors.affiliation: Hong Kong Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Centre, Room 1213, Central Building, 1 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong, SAR, China. anthonypwyuen@yahoo.com.hk.
authors.forename: Anthony Po-Wing
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004431:Ear, External; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Minimally invasive parotidectomy; Parotid tumor; Parotidectomy; Postaural parotidectomy