Journal Reviews

Wisdom teeth and mandibular osteotomies

3 November 2022 | | Head and Neck | intraoperative complications, orthognathic surgery, postoperative complications, sagittal split ramus osteotomy, third molar

This is a systemic review and meta-analysis from Italy and Brazil where they try to clarify the role of wisdom teeth and complications in a sagittal split mandibular osteotomy. Whilst, like many other papers, they outline the quality of evidence...

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Age is not an issue in sinus surgery

3 May 2022 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus | chronic rhinosinusitis, elderly, endoscopic sinus surgery, neoplasm, octogenarians, postoperative complications

We have an increasingly aged population, and hence older and older patients are presenting with sinonasal issues and the potential need for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). The authors sought to identify if older patients (age >70) have more complications post...

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Reducing the risk of Frey’s syndrome after parotidectomy – which methods are best?

1 July 2021 | | Head and Neck | Frey syndrome, gustatory sweating, parotid gland surgery, postoperative complications

Gustatory sweating or Frey’s syndrome is a well-recognised complication of parotid surgery. The reported incidence is highly variable, from 4% to 96%, with around 30% of patients reporting symptoms. A number of intraoperative techniques can be used to reduce the...

Locked or unlocked?

1 November 2019 | | Head and Neck | bone plates, conventional plate, locking plate, mandibular fractures, meta-analysis, postoperative complications

This systematic review and meta-analysis from the Netherlands evaluates postoperative complications of mandibular fractures using locking and non-locking systems. It is suggested that postoperative complications of surgical treatment of mandibular fractures occur in 20-26% of patients, and it is thought...

Risk factors for pharyngocutaneous fistula after laryngectomy

1 January 2016 | | carcinoma, cutaneous fistula, laryngeal neoplasms, laryngectomy, meta-analysis, postoperative complications, squamous cell carcinoma

Pharyngocutaneous or salivary fistula is a feared complication following laryngectomy, causing significant morbidity, prolonged hospital inpatient stay / cost and mortality. Previous radiotherapy / chemoradiotherapy is a well recognised risk factor and leads many surgeons to recommend onlay pectoralis major...