Post-Endoscopy Sialadenitis

Post-Endoscopy Sialadenitis

A 70-year-old woman reporting 1 year of non-progressive intermittent solid dysphagia underwent an outpatient endoscopy. Endoscopy was normal, and a 54-French bougie dilator was empirically passed, which encountered moderate resistance in oral cavity. On withdrawal, no blood was noted. The dilator passed freely on the second attempt. Subsequent screening colonoscopy was uneventful. Five hours af...

Salivary endoscopy for idiopathic chronic sialadenitis.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To describe the findings and therapeutic role of salivary endoscopy for idiopathic chronic sialadenitis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS The records of 258 patients who underwent salivary endoscopy between November 2008 and May 2012 were reviewed. Included cases presented with recurrent inflammation and swelling of a single major salivary gland, without...

Clinicopathological study of myoepithelial sialadenitis and chronic sialadenitis (sialolithiasis).

To determine any overlap in pathological features between myoepithelial sialadenitis and chronic sialadenitis/sialolithiasis histological sections from 69 cases of myoepithelial sialadenitis (MESA) (n = 7) and chronic sialadenitis/sialolithiasis (n = 62) were reviewed over a 10 year period. Three of the cases with MESA contained calculi and four of those originally diagnosed as chronic sialaden...

Iodide sialadenitis in childhood.

Acute unilateral post-operative submandibular sialadenitis following posterior cranial fossa surgery

Extreme degree of rotation and flexion of the head during posterior fossa surgeries can lead to acute post-operative submandibular sialadenitis that can cause respiratory compromise. Identification of this problem is vital to prevent deterioration in the early post-operative period. This condition responds well to conservative management provided airway obstruction is taken care of. We discuss ...