Sensation recovery improved by great auricular nerve preservation in parotidectomy: A prospective double-blind study

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 374-376

  Suen, Dacita T K ^a   Chow, Tam Lin ^a   Lam, Clement Y W ^a   Wong, Eric S W ^a   Lam, Siu Ho ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Great auricular nerve; Parotidectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GREAT AURICULAR NERVE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PAROTIDECTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX RATIO;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; TOUCH;

EID: 34248160024     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04064.x     Document Type: Article

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