Great auricular nerve conservation and parotidectomy for tumor

C Troux; C Trandafir; C Zugun; O Laccourreye

doi:10.1016/j.anorl.2022.07.005

Great auricular nerve conservation and parotidectomy for tumor

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2023 May;140(3):131-134. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.07.005. Epub 2022 Jul 25.

Authors

C Troux¹, C Trandafir¹, C Zugun¹, O Laccourreye²

Affiliations

¹ Université Paris Cité, Service d'Oto-rhino-laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale, HEGP, AP-HP, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
² Université Paris Cité, Service d'Oto-rhino-laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale, HEGP, AP-HP, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: ollivier.laccourreye@aphp.fr.

PMID: 35902353
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.07.005

Abstract

To describe the key technical points for preserving the great auricular nerve during parotidectomy for tumor, and to discuss the literature regarding the benefits, limitations and indications for nerve-sparing surgery. Data suggested that great auricular nerve preservation should be discussed in the preoperative consultation, attempted intraoperatively and mentioned in the operative report once parotidectomy completed.

Keywords: Great auricular nerve; Parotidectomy; Quality of life.

MeSH terms

Humans
Parotid Gland* / surgery
Parotid Neoplasms* / surgery
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Quality of Life