Treatment of the drooling child by submandibular duct transposition.
Drooling is frequently a major problem in the neurologically damaged child, and carries a considerable social stigma. Current methods of treatment are reviewed, and the authors' experience using the technique of bilateral submandibular duct transposition in a series of 25 consecutive cases is evaluated. The operation is technically straightforward, with a high success rate and low morbidity, and is considered to be the procedure of choice.
D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery*