Preservation of greater auricular nerve during parotidectomy: Sensation, quality of life, and morbidity issues. A Systematic Review

Head and Neck

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 603-608

  George, Michael ^a   Karkos, Petros D ^a   Dwivedi, Raghav C ^a   Leong, Samuel C ^b   Kim, Dae ^a   Repanos, Costa ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

greater auricular nerve; morbidity; nerve preservation; nerve sacrifice; paresthesia; parotidectomy; quality of life

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACIAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; GREATER AURICULAR NERVE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NOCICEPTION; OPERATION DURATION; PAROTIDECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN SENSATION; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

GREATER AURICULAR NERVE; MORBIDITY; NERVE PRESERVATION; NERVE SACRIFICE; PARESTHESIA; PAROTIDECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CERVICAL PLEXUS; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; PAROTID GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSATION DISORDERS; TOUCH;

EID: 84896104741     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.23292     Document Type: Review

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