GREAT AURICULAR NERVE PRESERVATION IMPROVES OUTCOME OF SUPERFICIAL PAROTIDECTOMY
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Great auricular nerve morbidity after nerve sacrifice during parotidectomy.
OBJECTIVE To clarify the extent, timing, and patient perspectives of great auricular nerve (GAN) morbidity and recovery after nerve sacrifice during parotidectomy during the first postoperative year. DESIGN Prospective series. SETTING Tertiary care academic medical center. Patients Twenty-seven consecutive patients who underwent parotidectomy with GAN sacrifice. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Preo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research in Oncology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2357-0695
DOI: 10.21608/resoncol.2008.379