The surgical treatment of drooling in Leicester: 12 years experience

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 335-338

  Wilson, Stuart ^a   Henderson, H P ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drooling; Parotid duct ligation; Saliva; Submandibular duct diversion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL SURGERY; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0033165930     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3122     Document Type: Article

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