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Andrew J. Hotaling, MD; David N. Madgy, DO; Lawrence R. Kuhns, MD; Lisa Filipek, MD; Walter M. Belenky, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118(12):1331-1333.

Abstract
• Submandibular duct diversion is a common procedure for refractory sialorrhea in children. The procedure reroutes Wharton's ducts from the floor of the mouth to the tongue base. As the majority of saliva in the resting state is produced by the submandibular glands, rerouting markedly decreases sialorrhea. However, the procedure has been criticized in that diversion may cause fibrosis and stricture of the ducts. The gland would atrophy, and the physiologic functions of saliva would be lost. Glandular function of six patients with cerebral palsy (mean age, 14.7 years) was evaluated by technetium scanning (mean time after surgery, 43 months). Four patients had normal bilateral function; two patients had no function in one gland but normal function in the contralateral gland. We conclude that bilateral submandibular duct diversion maintains long-term function in at least one gland.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118:1331-1333)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, III (Dr Hotaling), the Departments of Otolaryngology (Drs Madgy and Belenky) and Radiology (Dr Kuhns), Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, and the Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich (Dr Filipek).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 4, 1992.

Presented at the Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Toronto, Ontario, May 19, 1990.

Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153 (Dr Hotaling).

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