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

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...

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

An anti-drooling operation in cerebral palsy.

Persistent drooling in cases of cerebral palsy can be successfully controlled by a combination of bilateral parotid duct translocation and bilateral submandibular gland excision. Ten children are described who underwent this operation with satisfactory results. Apart from mile transient postoperative swelling of the cheek, there have been no postoperative complications. The importance of bilate...

Management of drooling for patients in the north of Iran: Analysis of the surgical management

BACKGROUND Drooling is a common problem in children and adults with neuromuscular disorders. This problem is best dealt with using a multidisciplinary team approach. The objective of this paper is to assess the results following surgery at the Drooling Clinic of Amiralmomenin Hospital. METHODS The results of the surgical protocol used between 1994 and 2007 at the Drooling Clinic of Amiralmome...

Synchronous Parotid and Homolateral Submandibular Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma

Introduction: Pleomorphic adenomas are benign neoplasms of salivary glands. The simultaneous homolateral occurrence of these tumors in salivary glands is exceedingly rare.   Case Report: An adult female presenting to our OPD with the swelling of right-sided preauricular and submandibular regions was diagnosed with the pleomorphic adenoma based on fine needle aspiration c...