| Fat injections for the management of post-parotidectomy Frey syndrome: A technical note. | |
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PMID: 21458286 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: Frey syndrome (profuse sweating and cutaneous flushing in the area innervated by the auriculotemporal nerve) is a frequent and unpleasant complication of parotidectomy. Fat injections may be useful in preventing the abnormal nerve neo-anastomoses sprouting to the sweat glands that are responsible for gustatory sweating, but have never been used before. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We describe the use of fat injections into the parotid gland of four patients with post-parotidectomy Frey syndrome. RESULTS: All of the patients experienced a clinical and subjective improvement, although slight sweating persisted. There were no untoward effects during the procedure and, in particular, no facial nerve impairment. CONCLUSION: On the basis of our experience minimally invasive fat injections can be considered in the case of post-parotidectomy Frey syndrome, but patients should be informed that subsequent procedures may be needed to achieve a definitive result. |
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Sara Torretta; Lorenzo Pignataro; Pasquale Capaccio; Alessandra Brevi; Riccardo Mazzola |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-30 |
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Title: Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1878-4119 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-4-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704309 Medline TA: J Craniomaxillofac Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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Department of Specialist Surgical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy. |
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