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Surgery of the major salivary glands and its impact on salivary flow—A review
Author(s) -
Burghartz Marc,
Hackenberg Stephan,
Sittel Christian,
Hagen Rudolf
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.27587
Subject(s) - salivary gland , medicine , psychology
Objective The aim of this study was to bring attention to a rather unnoted side effect of salivary gland surgery–reduced salivary flow. Methods A systematic PubMed, Cochrane Library, LIVIVO, and Embase databases search was performed to identify relevant articles. Results Eight studies matched the inclusion criteria. All studies described an association between salivary gland surgery and reduced salivary flow. In five of the eight studies, patients reported on xerostomia after salivary gland surgery. Conclusions Head and neck surgeons should inform their patients more accurately about reduced salivary flow and possible xerostomia after salivary gland surgery, and focus more on conservative strategies and minimally invasive techniques. Laryngoscope , 129:2053–2058, 2019