A prospective controlled double-blind trial of great auricular nerve preservation at parotidectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 574-579

  Hui, Yau ^a   Wong, David S Y ^a   Wong, Ling Yuen ^a   Ho, Wai Kuen ^a   Wei, William I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Great auricular nerve; Parotidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; GREAT AURICULAR NERVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PAROTIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038697366     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(03)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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