PURPOSE: The present retrospective analysis was performed to assess the effectiveness of sialoendoscopic treatment of chronic obstructive parotitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study group included 87 parotid glands with stricture as the only cause of gland obstruction. After sialographic and sialoendoscopic evaluation, sialoendoscopic 4-step surgical treatments were performed. The treatment protocol was designed. RESULTS: Sialoendoscopy proved to be a successful procedure in 94.7% of the affected parotid glands we treated. CONCLUSION: The minimally invasive technique of sialoendoscopy for treatment of strictures of the salivary glands could be a welcome innovation, helping to avoid radical surgical treatment of salivary gland disease.
PURPOSE: The present retrospective analysis was performed to assess the effectiveness of sialoendoscopic treatment of chronic obstructive parotitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study group included 87 parotid glands with stricture as the only cause of gland obstruction. After sialographic and sialoendoscopic evaluation, sialoendoscopic 4-step surgical treatments were performed. The treatment protocol was designed. RESULTS: Sialoendoscopy proved to be a successful procedure in 94.7% of the affected parotid glands we treated. CONCLUSION: The minimally invasive technique of sialoendoscopy for treatment of strictures of the salivary glands could be a welcome innovation, helping to avoid radical surgical treatment of salivary gland disease.
Authors: A Gallo; M Benazzo; P Capaccio; L De Campora; M De Vincentiis; M Fusconi; S Martellucci; G Paludetti; E Pasquini; R Puxeddu; R Speciale Journal: Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital Date: 2015-10 Impact factor: 2.124