Introduction Salivary duct stenosis is a relatively rare pathologic condition. Of the stenosis cases, 70–75% are located in the parotid duct system. Salivary duct stenosis is the second most common cause of obstruction in the parotid gland, representing 15–25% of…
Introduction Salivary ductal stenosis is a common cause of parotid gland obstruction. In the past, parotid strictures had been treated with sialography-guided balloon dilation. A number of case series demonstrated the technical feasibility and favorable intervention outcome. Nevertheless, with the…
Introduction The widespread adoption of sialendoscopy is largely due to successful management of patient symptoms (~70–80%) and gland preservation (~95%) that avoids the potential serious complications of gland extirpation. This chapter focuses on complications of sialendoscopy for salivary stones (complications…
Introduction After procedures for stone retrieval, both stent placement and performing a marsupialization reduces the risk of stricture to the duct or papilla. Salivary flow during the healing process is also maintained. Stenting is generally recommended after combined approaches, but…
Background and Indication Treatment of sialolithiasis is currently achieved by a minimally invasive gland-preserving therapy regime. The observation by van den Akker and Busemann-Sokole that salivary gland function completely recovers after stone removal later was confirmed by others. In >80%…
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Transoral Robotic Surgery for Submandibular Sialolithiasis Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) was invented at the University of Pennsylvania and subsequently Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved in 2009. Transoral surgery of the submandibular gland for tumors and inflammatory disease has not…
Introduction Patients with stones of the parotid gland and its duct were usually treated by partial parotidectomy in previous years. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy reduced the number of surgeries but is not generally available and is successful in only about…
Introduction Sialolithiasis is one of the major causes of sialadenitis and accounts for approximately 50% of major salivary gland diseases. Calculi in the salivary glands can be found in 1.2% of the general population. This chapter is dedicated to interventional…