1976
Tympanic Neurectomy for Parotid Fistula
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“…Various forms of treatment have been described for parotid gland fistula, including tympanic neurectomy with or without chorda tympani section, radiotherapy and even completion of the parotidectomy. 15,16 Tympanic nerve section may have a low success rate, however, and it could take a long time to achieve healing of the fistula. 15 Staffieri et al first proposed, in 1999, BTX in the treatment of salivary fistula and sialoceles after conservative treatment failure.…”
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“…Various forms of treatment have been described for parotid gland fistula, including tympanic neurectomy with or without chorda tympani section, radiotherapy and even completion of the parotidectomy. 15,16 Tympanic nerve section may have a low success rate, however, and it could take a long time to achieve healing of the fistula. 15 Staffieri et al first proposed, in 1999, BTX in the treatment of salivary fistula and sialoceles after conservative treatment failure.…”
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“…Total parotidectomies and tympanic neurectomies are disadvantageous, since they represent additional and dangerous surgical procedures. 1,2,4,5,9 Radiotherapy has been used but is no longer popular. Doses required for healing are high and may cause secondary malignancies.…”
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“…The other procedures are ridden with greater risks along with lesser chance of effi cacy. The largest series in English literature comes from Mandour et al [12] who treated twenty patients by tympanic neurectomy and observed that salivary outfl ow from the fi stula was markedly decreased after the second week. Duration needed for complete arrest of outfl ow was three months in eleven patients, four months in six cases and fi ve months in three cases (mean being 3.6 months).…”
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