Antegrade versus retrograde facial nerve dissection in benign parotid surgery: Is there a difference in postoperative outcomes? A meta-analysis.

Antegrade versus retrograde facial nerve dissection in benign parotid surgery: Is there a difference in postoperative outcomes? A meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE:The primary aim of this meta-analysis was to test the null hypothesis of no difference in facial nerve dysfunction in studies that compared classical antegrade facial nerve dissection (AFND) versus retrograde facial nerve dissection (RFND) during benign parotid surgery. METHODS:A comprehen...

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Main Authors: Mubarak Ahmed Mashrah, Taghrid Ahmed Al-Dhohrah, Fahmi Ahmed Al-Zubeiry, Lingjian Yan, Faez Saleh Al-Hamed, Xiaopeng Zhao, Chaobin Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6195282?pdf=render

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