Sellars S L
J Laryngol Otol. 1985 Nov;99(11):1107-9. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100098261.
The drooling that accompanies motor neurone disorders adds to the burden of an individual already severely handicapped socially. Control of this problem can be achieved by a number of measures, such as the surgical repositioning of the salivary gland ducts and by use of medical or surgical means of reducing salivary production. Nineteen patients aged 5 to 9 years, with excessive drooling as a result of perinatal brain damage, have been treated surgically at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, by bilateral tympanic neurectomies, unilateral chorda tympani nerve section and contralateral submandibular gland excision. In all 19, salivary flow was reduced and the drooling problem significantly improved. No post-operative complications occurred.
运动神经元疾病所伴随的流口水现象，给那些在社交方面已经严重受限的患者增添了负担。通过多种措施可以控制这个问题，比如唾液腺导管的手术重新定位，以及采用药物或手术手段减少唾液分泌。开普敦格罗特·舒尔医院对19名年龄在5至9岁、因围产期脑损伤而流口水过多的患者进行了手术治疗，手术方式包括双侧鼓室神经切除术、单侧鼓索神经切断术以及对侧下颌下腺切除术。所有19名患者的唾液分泌量均减少，流口水问题显著改善。术后未出现并发症。
