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A Sacoun

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PubMed2000

[Advantage of lifting in parotidectomy].

INTRODUCTION: A retrospective study is presented of surgical patients undergoing simultaneous SMAS lifting technique and parotidectomy, with evaluation of the incidence of clinical Frey's syndrome. METHODS: 40 patients were operated on between 1978 and 1999. The surgical technique is described and the incidence of clinical Frey's syndrome as evaluated by questionnaire is presented. RESULTS: The 36 patients who answered the questionnaire were satisfied with the aesthetic result in terms of hidden scar and defect filling. 2 patients complained of warm cheek sensation during meals, without associated sweating. One patient who had had superficial parotidectomy in 1978 and total parotidectomy for recurrent pleomorphic adenoma in 1997 complained of Frey's syndrome. CONCLUSION: Combination of the two techniques provides excellent aesthetic results. In this study the incidence of clinical Frey's syndrome was 2%, with an incidence of incomplete Frey's syndrome in 5.5% of cases due to SMAS interposition.

Adenoma↗
PubMed1976

[Xeography of the neck and upper airways compared with conventional X-ray techniques (author's transl)].

The soft tissue structure and air containing hollow organs of the pharynx, larynx and upper trachea are particularly suitable for xerographic investigations. The well known edge effect on the one hand and the reduction of marked contrast effects on the other, both of which are specific features of xerography, provide much information and high diagnostic accuracy in the evaluation of abnormalities in the neck. Xerography was compared with lateral views and A.P. tomograms, using conventional radiography without contrast medium, in forty patients. Most had malignant tumours, but some had benign stenoses or injuries due to foreign bodies. Both with respect to total information obtained as well as detailed demonstration of the disease processes, xerography proved superior to radiography. An exception must be made for xerographic examinations of patients with short, thick necks. Accurate demonstration of the depth of malignant tumours and recognition of diseased lateral cervical lymphnodes is almost completely confined to xerography. Since radiation dose is increased by a factor of two to nine times, indications for xerography must be strictly defined, but is acceptable when compared with the radiation dose of routine examinations.

Adult↗
PubMed1976

[Xerography in otorhinolaryngology].

This study compares, in the field of oto-rhino-laryngology, the xerography (a radiographic method recently introduced in the Cantonal Hospital of Geneva) with conventional radiography. In spite of the quantity of irradiation which is by far superior, the xerography, with its larger field of information and with its sharpness of outlines, permits a more precise topographic diagnosis, particularly as far as the pharyngolarynx is concerned.

Humans↗