OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine the value of a collaborative course for advanced head and neck surgery in East Africa. STUDY DESIGN Survey of participants. METHODS A 3-day course in head and neck surgery was designed for otolaryngologists and trainees from Kenya and surrounding countries through a collaborative effort between Kenyatta National Hospital, the University of Nairobi, and the...

Superficial parotidectomy has significant morbidity, and minimally invasive techniques have therefore been developed, including those involving sialendoscopy, to remove sialoliths and preserve the gland along with its function. The size, mobility and location of the sialolith, alongside the presence of strictures, all dictate management. We outline basic treatment paradigms and describe two sia...

OBJECTIVES To present case vignettes of unusual pediatric parotid pathologies and discuss management paradigms in the context of these lesions. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Free-standing, academic tertiary care pediatric hospital. METHODS All patients over the past 18 months undergoing parotidectomy for a parotid mass were reviewed (N=5). RESULTS Ages ranged from 17 m...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Evaluate the difference of the incidence in clinical Frey syndrome in studies comparing classical parotidectomy and parotidectomy with superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) flap elevation and suturing through meta-analysis methodology. STUDY DESIGN Meta-analysis of controlled studies with and without SMAS flap. METHODS Database search with the following key word...

OBJECTIVES We retrospectively evaluated patients who underwent surgery for parotid gland masses. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 50 patients (25 females, 25 males; mean age 48.5 years; range 18 to 76 years) who underwent surgery for parotid gland masses were evaluated with regard to age, sex, preoperative diagnostic methods, histopathologic diagnoses, and surgical techniques. RESULTS Preope...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of retroauricular hair line incision (RAHI) in partial superficial parotidectomy by comparison with modified Blair incision or facelift incision. METHODS Medical records of 73 patients with benign parotid tumor who underwent partial superficial parotidectomy were retrospectively reviewed. Size and location of tumors, operativ...