Surgical correction of drool: a comparison of three groups of patients

Abstract

Three combinations of surgical correction for drool have been evaluated and compared in patients with cerebral palsy. All groups underwent submaxillary gland resection. Sixteen patients underwent parotid duct transfer or repositioning (Wilkie-Brody), 3 patients underwent parotid duct ligation, and 22 patients were treated with a combination of right parotid duct ligation and left parotid duct repositioning. Follow-up demonstrates that there is no visual or palpable difference between ligation and relocation of the parotid duct and that the combination of ligation and repositioning of the parotid duct is preferable to either bilateral ligation or bilateral repositioning alone.