Ultrasound-guided Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Salivary Glands for Treating Sialorrhea in a Case of Small-cell Lung Cancer

Sialorrhea or excessive drooling is an important problem known as saliva spillage from the mouth. Drooling may accompany many diseases, especially chronic neurological diseases and other chronic diseases. A 57-year-old female patient presented with a complaint of drooling that started after concurre...

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Main Authors: Murat Çabalar, Ayça Altınkaya, İlhan Nahit Mutlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2023-08-01
Series:Cam & Sakura Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=csmedj&un=CSM-07379
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author Murat Çabalar
Ayça Altınkaya
İlhan Nahit Mutlu
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description Sialorrhea or excessive drooling is an important problem known as saliva spillage from the mouth. Drooling may accompany many diseases, especially chronic neurological diseases and other chronic diseases. A 57-year-old female patient presented with a complaint of drooling that started after concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy due to small-cell lung cancer. The patient's complaints were significantly reduced with an ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection into the salivary glands.
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spelling doaj.art-cc20b829afcc470bac4c34e84887877e2023-11-08T13:00:17ZengGalenos Publishing HouseCam & Sakura Medical Journal2791-88232023-08-0132788010.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2021-12-2CSM-07379Ultrasound-guided Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Salivary Glands for Treating Sialorrhea in a Case of Small-cell Lung CancerMurat Çabalar0Ayça Altınkaya1İlhan Nahit Mutlu2University of Health Sciences Turkey, Başaksehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, İstanbul, TurkeyUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Başaksehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, İstanbul, TurkeyUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Başaksehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Clinic of Radiology, İstanbul, TurkeySialorrhea or excessive drooling is an important problem known as saliva spillage from the mouth. Drooling may accompany many diseases, especially chronic neurological diseases and other chronic diseases. A 57-year-old female patient presented with a complaint of drooling that started after concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy due to small-cell lung cancer. The patient's complaints were significantly reduced with an ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection into the salivary glands.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=csmedj&un=CSM-07379sialorrheabotulinum toxintreatmentlung cancer
spellingShingle Murat Çabalar
Ayça Altınkaya
İlhan Nahit Mutlu
Ultrasound-guided Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Salivary Glands for Treating Sialorrhea in a Case of Small-cell Lung Cancer
Cam & Sakura Medical Journal
sialorrhea
botulinum toxin
treatment
lung cancer
title Ultrasound-guided Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Salivary Glands for Treating Sialorrhea in a Case of Small-cell Lung Cancer
title_full Ultrasound-guided Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Salivary Glands for Treating Sialorrhea in a Case of Small-cell Lung Cancer
title_fullStr Ultrasound-guided Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Salivary Glands for Treating Sialorrhea in a Case of Small-cell Lung Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasound-guided Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Salivary Glands for Treating Sialorrhea in a Case of Small-cell Lung Cancer
title_short Ultrasound-guided Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Salivary Glands for Treating Sialorrhea in a Case of Small-cell Lung Cancer
title_sort ultrasound guided botulinum toxin injection into the salivary glands for treating sialorrhea in a case of small cell lung cancer
topic sialorrhea
botulinum toxin
treatment
lung cancer
url https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=csmedj&un=CSM-07379
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