Sialolithiasis is the main cause of unilateral diffuse parotid or submandibular gland swell-
ing. Its incidence has been poorly studied but seems to be much higher than the classic data …

Over the last fifteen years, increasing public demand for minimally-invasive surgery and
recent technological advances have led to the development of a number of conservative …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis Superficial parotidectomy dramatically reduced the high
rates of tumor recurrence that occurred with simple enucleation of parotid pleomorphic …

Objective To present our initial experience with sialendoscopy of the parotid duct. Study
Design: Methods Diagnostic and interventional sialendoscopy procedures were performed …

The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive classification system for
parotidectomy operations. Data sources include Medline publications, author's experience …

Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: The objective of this study was to analyze the perioperative
and long‐term complications after standardized lateral and total parotidectomy for benign …

Objectives To determine the effectiveness of intraoperative facial nerve monitoring (FNM) in
preventing immediate and permanent postoperative facial nerve weakness in patients …

Background The reported incidence of facial weakness immediately after parotid tumor
surgery ranges from 14 to 65%. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) sialography in detecting
salivary glandular calculi and ductal stenoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine the incidence of major and minor
complications and their impact on patients' comfort after parotid surgery in benign disease …