Table 2.

Applied surgical techniques and coinciding peri- and postoperative complications

Surgical techniques	n (%)
Treated patients	121 (100.0)
Main procedure
Lateral (≙ superficial) parotidectomy	14 (11.6)
Total parotidectomy	36 (29.8)
Radical parotidectomy	12 (9.9)
Parotidectomy, not specified	22 (18.2)
Submandibular sialadenectomy	11 (9.1)
Sublingual sialadenectomy	1 (0.8)
Local resection	16 (13.2)
Resection including partial maxillectomy	6 (5.0)
Resection including partial mandibulectomy	3 (2.5)
Management of the neck
Ipsilateral neck dissection	68 (56.2)
Bilateral neck dissection	12 (9.9)
Neck dissection, not specified	12 (9.9)
None	29 (24.0)

Surgical complications	n (%)	n (%)
Treated patients	121 (100.0)
Injury to the cranial nerves or their branches
Yes, including	40 (33.1)	40 (100.0)
Lingual nerve (V)		2 (5.0)
Facial nerve (VII)		32 (80.0)
Recurrent laryngeal nerve (X)		1 (2.5)
Accessory nerve (XI)		1 (2.5)
Hypoglossal nerve (XII)		4 (10.0)
No	81 (66.9)
Postoperative hemorrhage
Yes	3 (2.5)
No	118 (97.5)
Wound-healing disorder
Yes	6 (5.0)
No	115 (95.0)