[Acceptance of digital apps in the follow-up of patients with head and neck tumors].

Background: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures lead to improved quality of life in cancer patients and possibly to earlier detection of tumor recurrence.

Objective: Patient interest in complementing tumor follow-up care with apps for recording PROs was assessed using a questionnaire.

Materials And Methods: An independently created questionnaire to record the interest of tumor patients in a digitalized form of tumor follow-up care was evaluated (n = 110).

Surface electrical stimulation for facial paralysis is not harmful.

Introduction: Does electrical stimulation (ES) of denervated muscles delay or prevent reinnervation, or increase synkinesis? In this retrospective study we evaluate the outcome, with and without ES, of patients with acutely denervated facial muscles.

Methods: The effect of ES was analyzed in two experiments. In the first experiment, 39 patients (6 with home-based ES, median 17.