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==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
*The mainstay of treatment for Sjögren's syndrome is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:<ref name="pmid24287196">{{cite journal |vauthors=Madero-Visbal R, Milas Z |title=The role of parotidectomy in Sjögren's syndrome |journal=Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=83–90 |date=February 2014 |pmid=24287196 |doi=10.1016/j.coms.2013.09.007 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**Occlusion of the lacrimal puncta | |||
**Recurrent parotitis refractory to medical management | |||
**Salivary gland malignancy | |||
**Severe, refractory pain | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Surgery
- The mainstay of treatment for Sjögren's syndrome is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:[1]
- Occlusion of the lacrimal puncta
- Recurrent parotitis refractory to medical management
- Salivary gland malignancy
- Severe, refractory pain
References
- ↑ Madero-Visbal R, Milas Z (February 2014). "The role of parotidectomy in Sjögren's syndrome". Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 26 (1): 83–90. doi:10.1016/j.coms.2013.09.007. PMID 24287196.