Abstract

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.