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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2016

Minimally invasive video-assisted submandibular sialadenectomy: surgical technique and results from two institutions.

Pablo L Parente Arias, Mario M Fernández Fernández, Patricia Varela Vázquez, Beatriz de Diego Muñoz

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. [Transoral endoscopic-assisted submandibular gland resection with low-temperature plasma knife: clinical efficacy and literature review].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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  3. Review
  4. Developments and trends of endoscopic salivary gland resection: from endoscope-assisted to full endoscopic.Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2023
    Article
  5. Robot-assisted submandibular gland excision via modified facelift incision.Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2017
    Article
  6. Complications of traditional and modern therapeutic salivary approaches.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pablo L Parente AriasDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, As Xubias s/n, 15006, A Coruña, Spain. plparente@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3889-3177
Mario M Fernández FernándezDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Avda Marie Curie s/n, 28822, Coslada, Madrid, Spain.
Patricia Varela VázquezDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, As Xubias s/n, 15006, A Coruña, Spain.
Beatriz de Diego MuñozDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Avda Marie Curie s/n, 28822, Coslada, Madrid, Spain.
Hospital Universitario del Henares · ESComplexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña · ESHospital La Luz · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSubmandibular gland excision is traditionally performed using a transcervical approach. However, innovative surgical trials have recently been conducted to investigate techniques that can prevent or reduce visible scarring and nerve injury. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new approach to submandibular gland excision that is based on the use of a minimally invasive video-assisted technique and an ultrasound scalpel in an endoscopic neck surgery program with a low annual flow of procedures.

methodsWe retrospectively studied 15 patients with submandibular gland disease who underwent minimally invasive video-assisted submandibular sialadenectomy performed by two surgeons at two institutions. Eight patients had proximally located salivary calculi, three had chronic sialadenitis, and four had benign neoplasms. All dissections were carried out by a single-port gasless approach, using the Miccoli technique, involving endoscope magnification and an ultrasonic scalpel.

resultsAll 15 submandibular gland resections were performed successfully, with no conversions to conventional open resection. The operative time ranged from 45 to 125 min (median 84 min). A total of 67 % of patients were discharged the day after surgery, and the maximum length of stay was 3 days. One patient experienced postoperative bleeding, and one experienced postoperative infection. There was no neural injury. The incision scar healed well in all cases, and all patients reported excellent cosmetic results.

conclusionsEndoscopic submandibular gland resection using a minimally invasive video-assisted technique, endoscopic magnification, and ultrasonic scalpel was feasible and resulted in excellent surgical outcomes.

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Video-Assisted SurgeryAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEndoscopyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSubmandibular GlandUltrasonic Surgical ProceduresEndoscopicMinimally invasive surgerySubmandibular glandUltrasonic scalpelVideo-assisted surgery

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