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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]

Overview

The mainstay of treatment for Sjögren's syndrome is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with occlusion of the lacrimal puncta, salivary gland malignancy and recurrent parotitis refractory to medical management.

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References

  1. 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.