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ReviewJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2019

Sialoendoscopy: Review and Nuances of Technique.

Srinivasa Rama Chandra

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Review in Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Submandibular sialolithiasis treatment: a comparative pilot prospective study of holmium: YAG laser and pneumatic lithotripsy techniques.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  2. Obstructive Salivary Gland Disorders - A Malaysian Patient Series.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

Srinivasa Rama ChandraDivision of OMFS, Department of Surgery, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984125, Omaha, Nebraska 68198 USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSialoendoscopy is a nuanced technique of transluminal management of obstructive and nonneoplastic pathology of the major salivary glands. Techniques have been refined in the last two decades due to advances in optical and endoscopic instrumentation. This minimally invasive technique has both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Obstructive salivary gland disease due to mineralized stones causes the majority of salivary duct-related pathology. Mucus plugs and strictures are the other causes. Submandibular gland sialolithiasis comprises the majority of salivary ductal pathology, with less than ten percent of obstructive symptoms related to parotid gland.

objectiveThe aim of this review is to comprehensively understand the scope of practice, the methodology of management, and the techniques for a successful outcome in sialoendoscopy. Anatomy of the salivary glands and the ductal system is reviewed for a successful outcome. Guidance for patient selection, indications, investigations, and preprocedure preparation for sialoendoscopy are discussed. Algorithms and an instrument checklist are provided in table format in the manuscript for clinical utility.

conclusionThe author simplifies the various systems of sialoendoscopes and the utility of the instruments. The future of transluminal and intraluminal salivary procedures is within the oral and maxillofacial surgical realm with simulators and multidimensional imaging and navigational advances.

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Endoscopic surgerySalivary ductsSalivary stenosisSialadenitisSialoendoscopySialolithiasis

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PMID30728684
PMCPMC6328833

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