Comparative ultrasonographic and clinical assessment of major salivary glands in patients with chronic kidney disease and healthy controls.
Dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease showed enlarged parotid and submandibular glands with greater structural irregularity compared to healthy controls, alongside higher xerostomia symptoms despite similar salivary flow rates.
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