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
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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol · Jul 2019
Parotid salivary duct carcinoma: a single institution's 20-year experience.
The aim of the study was to assess the treatment results of the parotid gland salivary duct carcinoma (SDC). ⋯ SDC is a clinically aggressive cancer with high risk of local recurrence and distant metastases, however, with a chance of curing of around 40%. In the majority of patients, a radical surgical treatment is necessary due to the high clinical stage of disease. Worse prognosis have patients with preoperative 7th nerve palsy and in whom SDC develops in pleomorphic adenoma.
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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol · Jul 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialPeritonsillar dexamethasone-bupivacaine vs. bupivacaine infiltration for post-tonsillectomy pain relief in children: a randomized, double-blind, controlled study.
Post-tonsillectomy pain is one of the most frequent morbidities of tonsillectomy surgery. Currently, there is no standard protocol for post-tonsillectomy pain control. In our study, we aimed to compare the effects of perioperative peritonsillar dexamethasone-bupivacaine and bupivacaine-alone infiltration on pain control in pediatric patients. ⋯ In our study, preoperative local dexamethasone-bupivacaine infiltration in pediatric patients was shown to be more effective than bupivacaine-only and serum-only infiltration for early and late post-tonsillectomy pain control.