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Sialadenitis following radioiodine therapy – a new diagnostic and treatment modality
Author(s) -
Nahlieli O,
Nazarian Y
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2006.01223.x
Subject(s) - sialadenitis , medicine , radioiodine therapy , thyroid cancer , modality (human–computer interaction) , surgery , salivary gland , radiology , thyroid , pathology , human–computer interaction , computer science
Objectives: To explore the usage of salivary gland endoscope technique as a diagnostic tool as well as a novel treatment modality for sialadenitis following radioiodine therapy. Subjects and methods: Fifteen patients suffering from sialadenitis of the major salivary glands after I 131 therapy for thyroid carcinoma underwent a single procedure of sialoendoscopy under local anesthesia. Results: All the patients were free of sialadenitis after one sialoendoscopy procedure with no complications accompanied. Conclusions: Sialoendoscopy is an efficient technique with low morbidity as well as a relatively simple surgical method for diagnosing and treating sialadenitis induced by radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer patients.