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Interruption of the parasympathetic pathways to the parotid gland by destruction of the tympanic plexus, has been shown to produce parotid atrophy in rabbits. The treatment of a refractory case of bilateral benign chronic parotitis by the application of this technique is presented. A good result was obtained and the patient has been symptom-free for 14 months.
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Walter D. Dishell (1971) studied this question.
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