کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4107430 1605418 2007 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Drooling: analysis and evaluation of 31 children who underwent bilateral submandibular gland excision and parotid duct ligation
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
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Drooling: analysis and evaluation of 31 children who underwent bilateral submandibular gland excision and parotid duct ligation
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryAim: To evaluate the safety of bilateral submandibular gland excision and parotid duct ligation in order to control drooling in children; to assess its long-term efficacy and complications.Study designlongitudinal cohort.Materials and MethodsThirty-one children aged 6 to 13 years (7.6 years old in average), with multiple neurological disabilities were submitted to a bilateral submandibular gland excision with parotid duct ligation in order to control ptyalism between December 1999 and December 2005, mean follow up of 36 months.ResultsAccording to Wilkie's success criteria, 87% of children had excellent or good results and insignificant morbidity was insignificant; with temporary parotid edema as the major complication.ConclusionBilateral submandibular gland excision with parotid duct ligation were safe to be performed in children, with 87% of success in drooling control.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Volume 73, Issue 1, January–February 2007, Pages 40–44
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