Clinical application of acellular dermal matrix to prevent gustatory sweating syndrome / 中华口腔医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
;
(12): 570-571, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-359691
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the clinical effect of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) on preventing Frey syndrome after parotidectomy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fifty-seven patients were randomized into two groups, ADM group (30 patients) receiving acellular dermal matrix and control group (27 patients) without application of acellular dermal matrix. The incidence of Frey syndrome was evaluated after operation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The incidences of Frey syndrome were 13.3% in ADM group and 55.6% in control group. There was significant difference in Frey syndrome incidence between the two groups (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The application of acellular dermal matrix could effectively prevent Frey syndrome after parotidectomy.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Parotid Gland
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Postoperative Complications
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General Surgery
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Surgical Mesh
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Sweating, Gustatory
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Transplantation
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Transplantation, Homologous
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Parotid Neoplasms
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Follow-Up Studies
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Treatment Outcome
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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