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Abstract
Transplantation of autologous salivary glands to the lacrimal basin has been performed in patients with severe xerophthalmos and with or without severe xerostomia. In five cases a free transplantation of the sublingual salivary gland was performed obtaining only one relative success. In 3 cases a transplant of the submaxillary gland was performed with maintained blood supply through vascular anastomosis, resulting in 2 relative successes.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3473641
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Rheumatol Suppl ISSN: 0301-3847