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Quality of Life Following Surgical Treatment of Benign Parotid Disease

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To evaluate the quality of life after surgery for benign neoplastic disease of the parotid gland. Forty-nine patients who underwent surgery for benign parotid disease between January 2004 and December 2008 were included in this retrospective study. EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-H&N35 questionnaires were used to determine the quality of life. The variables of these questionnaires were compared with age, gender, educational status, histopathologic diagnosis and Frey syndrome. A statistically significant correlation was noted between the female gender and post-surgical pain, sleeplessness and the use of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (p < 0.001). There was a significant difference between age and difficulties in moving the mouth (p < 0.001). Frey syndrome related to social functions, economical difficulties, speech defect, reduced sexuality, and nutritional parameters were found to be statistically significant (p < 0.001). Frey syndrome is the most common complication that affects the quality of life in patients who had parotidectomy due to a benign parotid disease. Therefore, all patients should be informed about Frey syndrome before parotidectomy.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Aslan State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Behçet Gunsoy

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Trabzon Kanuni Research and Training Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey

    Erkan Vuralkan

  3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yalvac State Hospital, Isparta, Turkey

    Nevreste Didem Sonbay

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Clinic I, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Gokce Simsek, Sibel Alicura Tokgoz & Istemihan Akin

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Gunsoy, B., Vuralkan, E., Sonbay, N.D. et al. Quality of Life Following Surgical Treatment of Benign Parotid Disease. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 65 (Suppl 1), 105–111 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-012-0585-7

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