Parotidectomy 1992-2013 experience

It was carried out a descriptive study of the 97 patients assisted in the consultation of maxillofacial surgery of the Educational General Hospital Dr. Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja, with tumors of the parotid gland in the period of January 1992 to December 2013, with the objective of knowing the clinical-surgical behavior of the treated affections. In this study it was taken into considerations according to the age, sex, color of the skin, anatomical localization; also, it was described the surgical procedure and the main postoperative sequels. Among the main results highlighted the predominance of the age group of 21-40 and the male sex was the most affected, as well as the mestizo color. The right parotid gland was more affected, the majority of cases were approached with Blair's S incision and the location of the facial nerve with the direct or truncal method.