Treatment of uncontrolled drooling by bilateral excision of submaxillary glands and parotid duct ligations.
Fourteen patients with uncontrolled drooling were treated with bilateral excision of the submaxillary glands and either transfer or ligation of the parotid ducts. In this small series, all had good results but the duct ligation group was slightly better.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008722:Methods; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000601:surgery*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery*