Volume 127, Issue 7 pp. 1604-1607

Head and Neck

Feasibility of endoscopic submandibular ganglion neurectomy for drooling

Kayhan Ozturk MD,

Kayhan Ozturk MD

Department of Otolaryngology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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Omer Erdur MD,

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Omer Erdur MD

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Department of Otolaryngology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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Osman Gul MD,

Osman Gul MD

Department of Otolaryngology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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Ayse Olmez MD,

Ayse Olmez MD

Department of Otolaryngology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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Kayhan Ozturk MD,

Kayhan Ozturk MD

Department of Otolaryngology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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Omer Erdur MD,

Corresponding Author

Omer Erdur MD

[email protected]

Department of Otolaryngology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

Osman Gul MD,

Osman Gul MD

Department of Otolaryngology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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Ayse Olmez MD,

Ayse Olmez MD

Department of Otolaryngology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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First published: 17 March 2017

https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26557

Citations: 7

Institution where work was performed: Selcuk University, Hospital of Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey.

The authors have no funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Abstract

We performed endoscopic transoral neurectomy of the submandibular and sublingual glands to treat drooling. We bilaterally operated two adult cases with treatment-resistant drooling. In these patients, conventional treatment had failed. Repeated botilinum toxin type A (BOTOX®, Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceutical Company, Istanbul, Turkey) injections had been effective but were becoming less so. The patients benefited from surgery in that their saliva scores decreased. No issue emerged over 6 months of follow-up. Endoscopic transoral neurectomy of the submandibular and sublingual glands reduces saliva production and allows management of drooling in treatment-resistant patients. Laryngoscope, 127:1604–1607, 2017

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