Table 5.
Comparsion data of pain-free patients and follow-up in previously reported relevant patients cohorts undergoing Frey's procedure
| Pain-free at the end of follow-up (%) | Mean follow-up (months) | No. of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frey and Amikura (1994)19 | 86.7 | 37 | 50 |
| Izbicki et al. (1995)44 | 94 | 17 | 22 |
| Amikura et al. (1997)56 | 90 | 25 | 11 |
| Izbicki et al. (1998)43 | 90 | 24 | 31 |
| Ho and Frey (2001)57 | 88 | 38.4 | 75 |
| Kelemen and Horvath (2002)58 | 57.1 | 20.6 | 13 |
| Falconi et al. (2006)45 | 88.8 | 60 | 40 |
| Pessaux et al. (2006)49 | 88 | 15 | 34 |
| Egawa et al. (2009)48 | 100 | 46 | 71 |
| Keck et al. (2010)46 | 62 | 43 | 50 |
| Present series | 91.4 | 77.0 | 73 |