Delayed @entity3541 after XXXX resection: clinical data and prognosis.

@entity1 @entity1033 @entity5513 @entity5 @entity4 @entity409 @entity260 @entity3541
PURPOSE: The object of the present study was to review a series of surgically removed @entity5 to establish the incidence of delayed @entity3541 and to evaluate the course of recovery according to the possible etiology (surgical postoperative @entity4 or viral reactivation) with reference to the time of onset. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study group was composed of 98 @entity1 with @entity5513 . Sex, age, location, and extent of @entity5 and @entity260 were all taken into consideration in the final evaluation. The course of each @entity1 's postoperative facial function was graded according to House and Brackmann's six-grade scale. The incidence and the time of onset of the delayed @entity3541 were also evaluated. RESULTS: The deterioration in the facial function was found to be delayed in 25 of the 98 @entity1 (26%); of these, it occurred in the first 5 days after surgery in 11 cases, between 6 and 13 days in 10 cases, and after 15 days in 14 @entity1 . The incidence rate of the delayed @entity409 was not influenced by age, sex, or the size of the @entity5 . The prognosis of the @entity409 was favourable in the majority of cases, and, in fact, there were only five grade III to IV cases 1 year later. @entity409 was over grade III in the majority of the latter five cases, and the period of recovery was long. CONCLUSIONS: Eighty percent of our @entity1 with delayed @entity3541 following @entity5513 resection were classified as having excellent or good function. In the remaining @entity1 who had a less favourable recovery, the palsy was more severe, and the onset occurred after some time. This seems to agree with those who are of the opinion that the complication is due to viral reactivation. In these @entity1 , it is advisable to start aggressive medical therapy with antiviral agents such as @entity1033 as soon as possible.
