ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2013
LigaSure small jaws versus cold knife dissection in superficial parotidectomy.
Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- LigaSure small jaw versus conventional neck dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2021Pooled it
- LigaSure versus Conventional Parotidectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Microsurgical dissection of facial nerve in parotidectomy: a discussion of techniques and long-term results.Gland surgery · 2017Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of LigaSure small jaws in superficial parotidectomy for blood loss, operative time and facial nerve function. This was a prospective non-randomized study of 35 patients with a benign parotid tumor. Sixteen patients had LigaSure small jaws parotidectomy, and 19 patients had cold knife parotidectomy. Operative time, blood loss, facial palsy and other complications were assessed. The use of LigaSure was associated with a significant reduction in mean operative time (128 min vs. 155, p = 0.04) and intraoperative blood loss (40 mL vs. 115 mL, p < 0.001). Transient facial weakness was seen in 4 of the 16 patients in the LigaSure group and in 1 of the 19 patients in the conventional group (p = 0.2). No significant differences were observed between the two groups with respect to hemorrhage, length of hospital stay, infection, wound healing, salivary fistula or seroma. LigaSure small jaws in parotidectomy results in significantly less blood loss and operative time compared to cold knife dissection.
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