Journal Reviews

Clinical histopathology of 250 parotidectomy patients

30 April 2020 | Stuart Clark | ENTA - Head & Neck | OMFS, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), oral and maxillofacial surgery, parotid gland tumour, parotidectomy, salivary gland

Clinical histopathology of 250 parotidectomy patients This is a retrospective study of 250 consecutive parotidectomy patients at units in Belgium and the Netherlands. The sensitivity and specificity of FNAC was 64% and 99% respectively, the sensitivity being slightly lower than...

Which patients are more likely to have postoperative pulmonary complications after major head and neck?

1 August 2017 | Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), Risk factors, Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) following major head and neck surgery are frequently encountered. Indeed, surgery in the head and neck area itself has been identified as a risk factor for these complications. Microvascular reconstruction is a widely accepted and proven...