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The role of botulinum toxin in postparotidectomy fistula treatment. A technical note
Rosario Marchese-Ragona1, Gino Marioni, Domenico A Restivo
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. rmr@unipd.it
Purpose:
Parotid fistula is a well-known complication of parotidectomy or penetrating injury of the parotid gland. The management of parotid fistula has been controversial, and numerous conservative and surgical treatment methods have been described.
Methods:
We report 3 cases of parotid fistula after partial parotidectomy, which were treated by botulinum toxin injection under electromyographic control into the residual substance of parotid gland.
Results:
Complete healing of the fistula was achieved with a single botulinum toxin treatment in all patients. No side effects were observed after the treatment. The patients are disease-free after 21, 18, and 14 months, respectively.
Conclusions:
In the considered cases, the localized injection of botulinum toxin into the parotid gland resulted to an effective and long-lasting treatment of postparotidectomy fistula.
