PAROTIDECTOMY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC RECURRENT PAROTITIS

Objective: To assess the success of superficial parotidectomy in the t reatment of chronic parotitis (a potentially debilitating disease hera lded by recurrent painful swellings) and purulent sialorrhea. Design: A retrospective review. Methods: Ten patients who were managed by supe rficial parotidectomy after failure of all conservative measures at th e Department of Otolaryngology, McGill University were studied. Result s: Eight had complete resolution of their disease, and two had minor p ersistence on follow-up. None of them had permanent facial nerve injur y. Conclusion: We therefore advocate superficial parotidectomy for thi s condition on failure of conservative measures.