Complications in Parotid Surgery

Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Facial Palsy

Treatments: Procedure: Parotid surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02486393

JR/Helsinki/ORL/

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators conducted a prospective study of 132 patients undergoing benign parotid surgery at our department. Their primary objective was to analyze the incidence of and contributing factors associated with temporary and permanent postoperative facial palsy with strictly standardized methods in facial nerve function evaluation. Also other complications occurring within 12 months of operation were recorded.

Full description

Patients who underwent parotid surgery at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, between September 2011 and November 2012 were prospectively enrolled. Exclusion criteria were age under 18, suspicion of malignancy or facial schwannoma, a tumor extending into the parapharyngeal space, and previous parotid surgery exposing facial nerve.

Enrollment: 178 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• parotid gland tumour surgery

Exclusion criteria

• age under 18
• suspicion of malignancy or facial schwannoma
• a tumor extending into the parapharyngeal space
• previous parotid surgery exposing facial nerve

Trial design

178 participants in 1 patient group

type of surgery

Description:

patients undergoing parotid surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Parotid surgery