A prospective, randomized trial for use of prednisolone in patients with facial nerve paralysis after parotidectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 746-750

  Roh, Jong Lyel ^a   Park, Chan Il ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Facial nerve paralysis; Parotidectomy; Prednisolone; Recovery

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NECK DISSECTION; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PAROTIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVARY GLAND DISASE; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SIALOCOELE; VOMITING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID DISEASES; PLACEBOS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54049086206     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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