AlloDerm implants for prevention of Frey syndrome after ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由XTAOZENG著作·2012·被引用28次—AlloDerm®,inadditiontoservingasanervebarrier,mayserveasaneffectivesofttissueaugmentationdeviceintheheadandneckregion(30,31).Sinceit ...

Although Frey syndrome is not life-threatening, it is identified as the most serious and widely recognized sequela of parotidectomy and has significant potential negative social and psychological implications. Several studies have investigated whether AlloDerm® implants prevent Frey syndrome effectively and safely, however, the conclusions are inconsistent. We aimed to evaluate the precise effectiveness of AlloDerm implants for preventing Frey syndrome after parotidectomy, using a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched randomized and quis-randomized controlled trials in which AlloDerm implants were compared to blank controls for preventing Frey syndrome after parotidectomy, from the PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and the ISI Web of Knowledge databases, without any language restriction. Two reviewers independently searched, ...