Bilateral submandibular gland excision for drooling: Our experience in twenty-six children and adolescents

Drooling : analysis and evaluation of 31 children who underwent bilateral submandibular gland excision and parotid duct ligation . Summary

Submandibular Gland Surgery: Our Clinical Experience.

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the demographic findings and surgical results of patients who underwent submandibular gland excision at a tertiary care center. Methods The clinical characteristics and histopathological results of 45 patients who had undergone submandibular gland excision between 1997 and 2014 were evaluated in detail. Results Twenty-eight (62.2%) and 17 (37.8%...

Bilateral submandibular gland excision and parotid duct ligation.

Sialorrhea affects a significant number of children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders. It can lead not only to social embarrassment but also to severe medical issues including chronic aspiration. There are numerous medical and surgical options, which include oral medications and transdermal patches, botulinum injection, and various forms of surgical ligation or excision of t...

Multiple bilateral submandibular gland sialolithiasis.

Sialolithiasis accounts for the most common etiology of salivary gland obstruction which leads to recurrent painful swelling of the involved gland which often exacerbates while eating. Stones may be encountered in any of the salivary glands but most frequently in the submandibular gland and its duct. Simultaneous sialolithiasis in more than one salivary gland is rare, occurring in fewer than 3%...

Bilateral submandibular gland excision with parotid duct ligation for treatment of sialorrhea in children: long-term results.

BACKGROUND Multiple procedures have been advocated for the surgical control of chronic sialorrhea in children. However, some of them are associated with significant complications or only short-term success. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the safety of bilateral submandibular gland excision (SGE) with parotid duct ligation (PDL) and to assess its long-term complications and efficacy in the treatment o...