Treatment of an acute salivary fistula after parotid surgery: Botulinum toxin type a injection as primary treatment

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-245

  Lim, Young Chang ^a   Choi, Eun Chang ^b  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Botox; Parotid surgery; Salivary fistula

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SORE THROAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FISTULA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAROTID DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 38749092153     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-007-0418-6     Document Type: Article

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