Paediatric sialendoscopy under local anaesthesia: A case report
Salivary stones causing chronic sialendenitis occur mostly in the submandibular gland. Sialendoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that is effective in removing calculi from the salivary ducts. We present the case of an 11-year-old boy who had obstructive symptoms secondary to a submandibular ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667147621001266 |
| Summary: | Salivary stones causing chronic sialendenitis occur mostly in the submandibular gland. Sialendoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that is effective in removing calculi from the salivary ducts. We present the case of an 11-year-old boy who had obstructive symptoms secondary to a submandibular calculus in the right Wharton's duct which was removed with the help of sialendoscopy under local anaesthesia. This demonstrates that a child as young as 11 is able to tolerate sialendoscopy under local anaesthesia, reducing the number of patients requiring general anaesthetic or a more invasive surgical procedure. |
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| ISSN: | 2667-1476 |