title: [Surgical treatment of salivary incontinence in cerebral palsy].
abstract: For patients with cerebral palsy, chronic drooling is the result of an abnormality in the cerebral control of orofacial motor functions. Sialorrhea is a troublesome problem for these patients and their attendants. Among various surgical techniques, rerouting of the Stensen's ducts and bilateral excision of the submandibular salivary glands, as described by Wilkie, gives good results. Transposition of the submandibular gland ducts in the tonsillar fossae is an easier procedure but less favorable. We present 19 patients treated by these two methods.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Suisse.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jaquinet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roggero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009078:Mucocele / Q000209:etiology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011900:Ranula / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Traitement chirurgical de l'incontinence salivaire chez l'infirme moteur cérébral.