The effects of the XXXX on submandibular glands: biometric changes.

@entity1 @entity16 @entity194
OBJECTIVE: It was aimed to analyze the biometric changes in ipsilateral submandibular glands of @entity1 with unilateral chorda tympani (ChT) section during otological operations, compared with change in size of the contralateral glands and with those of healthy subjects. METHODS: 29 @entity1 with unilateral complete ChT section and 29 healthy subjects with identical ages, genders, and weights to the @entity1 group were examined ultrasonographically. The @entity1 having a mean duration to follow-up examination of 32 months (2-84 months) were subdivided into two groups by their time to follow-up as short-term @entity1 group (2-12 months, 14 @entity1 ) and long-term @entity1 group (13-84 months, 15 @entity1 ). The ultrasonographic dimensions and volumes of submandibular glands were compared statistically between the groups. RESULTS: In the @entity1 group, the glands on the contralateral, non-operated side were found to be greater than the ipsilateral, denervated glands in terms of both paramandibular depth dimension (P<0.05) and volume (P<0.01). The differences could be determined only in long-term @entity1 group. When comparing the submandibular glands of the @entity1 group with those of the control group, it was found that paramandibular depth dimension and volume of the submandibular glands on the contralateral, non-operated side were statistically greater (P<0.01). There was no difference between submandibular glands on the operated side of the @entity1 group and those of the control group (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: The late (13-84 months) biometric results of @entity16 on submandibular gland were significant for increase in the size of the contralateral, non-denervated submandibular gland. An @entity194 effect was not ascertained in the submandibular glands denervated parasympathetically due to the section of the ChT.
