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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
; 45(2): 101-7, 2007 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16677745
RESUMO
We evaluated the facial nerve function in 136 patients who had had retrograde nerve dissection during parotidectomy for benign disease. One week after the operation 90 patients (66%) had some weakness of the facial nerve. After 1 month 52 (38%) had facial nerve paresis. After 3 months 114 (84%) had recovered fully and 21 (16%) had minor nerve paresis. After 6 months 135 (99%) had normal nerve function. One patient had persistent marginal mandibular nerve paresis.