Autonomic reinnervation and functional regeneration in autologous transplanted submandibular glands in patients with severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca
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Microvascular autologous submandibular gland transplantation in severe cases of keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Dry eye syndrome is a relatively common disease of the tears and ocular surfaces that results in discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with possible damage to the ocular surfaces. Microvascular submandibular gland (SMG) transfer offers a surgical alternative for a permanent autologous substitution of tears using the basal secretion of a transplanted SMG. Long-term follow-up ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Oral Science
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2049-3169
DOI: 10.1038/s41368-018-0014-1