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1449694

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
Submandibular duct diversion is a common procedure for refractory sialorrhea in children. The procedure reroutes Wharton's ducts from the floor of the mouth to the tongue base. As the majority of saliva in the resting state is produced by the submandibular glands, rerouting markedly decreases sialorrhea. However, the procedure has been criticized in that diversion may cause fibrosis and stricture of the ducts. The gland would atrophy, and the physiologic functions of saliva would be lost. Glandular function of six patients with cerebral palsy (mean age, 14.7 years) was evaluated by technetium scanning (mean time after surgery, 43 months). Four patients had normal bilateral function; two patients had no function in one gland but normal function in the contralateral gland. We conclude that bilateral submandibular duct diversion maintains long-term function in at least one gland.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0886-4470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1331-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-3-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Postoperative technetium scanning in patients with submandibular duct diversion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill 60153.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article