SIALOENDOSCOPY - A NEW APPROACH TO SALIVARY GLAND OBSTRUCTIVE PATHOLOGY –A REVIEW
*Dr. Srividhya S., Dr. Saraswathi Gopal K. and Dr. Mahesh Kumar P.
Abstract
Sialoendoscopy is a novel minimally invasive technique to explore the
salivary duct system and to treat obstructive salivary disease. It can be
used either as a diagnostic method to rule out inflammatory processes
in the parotid and submandibular glands (diagnostic sialoendoscopy) or
to treat pathological areas (stenosis, extract foreign bodies, or
sialolithiasis) through the use of appropriate instruments
(interventional sialoendoscopy). This paper reviews the role of
sialoendoscopic procedure in the diagnosis, treatment and
postoperative management of sialadenitis, sialolithiasis and other
obstructive salivary gland diseases.
Keywords: Salivary glands, Sialadenitis, Sialendoscopy, Sialoliths.
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