Frey’s syndrome - unusually long delayed clinical onset post-parotidectomy : a case report

dc.contributor.authorChamisa, I.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-07T12:37:18Z
dc.date.available2011-03-07T12:37:18Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractFrey’s syndrome is a complication of parotidectomy that is thought to occur as a result of aberrant regeneration of the postganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibres supplying the parotid gland to severed postganglionic sympathetic fibres which innervate the sweat glands of the face. Frey’s syndrome is difficult to treat but is a preventable phenomenon and surgeons must be aware of the available preventative methods during the initial surgery. An unusual case is presented involving a patient with delayed onset of Frey’s syndrome 40 years after parotidectomy in childhood. The potential for this long-delayed clinical presentation should be discussed with the patient before surgery in the parotid gland. Diagnostic methods, preventive measures and management options are briefly discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChamisa, I 2010, 'Frey’s syndrome - unusually long delayed clinical onset post-parotidectomy : a case report', Pan African Medical Journal, vol. 5, no. 1. [http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1937-8688
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/15980
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Field Epidemiology Networken_US
dc.rights© Inchien Chamisa et al. The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons distribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US
dc.subjectFrey’s syndromeen_US
dc.subject.lcshParotidectomyen
dc.subject.lcshSurgery -- Complicationsen
dc.titleFrey’s syndrome - unusually long delayed clinical onset post-parotidectomy : a case reporten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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