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[Application of autogenous artery to repair parotid duct defect]
Yu-feng Chi1, Wei Wang, Xi-tao Tan
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First People's Hospital of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Medical College. Shaoguan 512000, Guangdong Province, China.E-mail:524221332@qq.com.
Purpose:
To use autogenous artery to repair parotid duct defect, and to investigate the clinical effect.
Methods:
Anesthesia epidural catheter was used to support the parotid duct and a segment of superficial temporal artery was harvested to reconstruct the defect of the parotid duct. The patients were asked to revisit 1 month, 3 months, half a year and one year postoperatively.
Results:
No swelling and salivary fistula was noted. The parotid ducts were successfully reconstructed with good patency and normal secretion.
Conclusions:
Using anesthesia epidural catheter to support the parotid duct, autogenous artery is excellent for repair of parotid duct defect.
