Results
A total of 11 patients (5 male and 6 female patients) have received tissue sealant following parotidectomy. The last 8 cases were consecutive patients when tissue sealant was routinely given. Age ranged from 31 to 69. There were 4 ECD and 7 PP. 7 procedures are performed under local anesthesia while 4 under general anesthesia. The demographic, surgical, pathologic and outcome information were summarized in Table.
Noteworthy, there was no seroma in this series. One patient suffered from wound infection. There was no other wound complication. All but 3 patients were discharged on the same day of operation. Histopathology examination confirmed benign pathologies in this series: pleomorphic adenoma (N=5), Warthin’s tumor (N=4), basal cell adenoma (N=1) and lipoma (N=1).