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Factors which predict good prognosis for vision recovery include a short time interval between trauma and intervention, edema, and/or hematoma of the optic nerve sheath. Factors which predict a worse prognosis are a fracture line directly through the nerve canal, a time period between trauma and intervention of more than 24 h, and initial complete amaurosis.

Warthin's tumour of the larynx is an unusual finding. In present literature only four cases have been reported. Only one case of a woman suffering from Warthin's tumour of the parotid gland and the ipsilateral site of the larynx has been published. A case of a 74-year-old woman with an Warthin's tumour of the right parotid gland and the left false cord is presented. The theories about the development of Warthin's tumours are discussed.