1. [Surgery in Salivary Gland Diseases].
- Author
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Möller K, Kohles N, and Eßer D
- Subjects
- Parotid Gland pathology, Parotid Gland surgery, Salivary Gland Diseases diagnosis, Salivary Gland Diseases pathology, Salivary Gland Neoplasms diagnosis, Salivary Gland Neoplasms pathology, Salivary Glands, Minor pathology, Salivary Glands, Minor surgery, Sublingual Gland pathology, Sublingual Gland surgery, Submandibular Gland pathology, Submandibular Gland surgery, Salivary Gland Diseases surgery, Salivary Gland Neoplasms surgery
- Abstract
Salivary gland surgery is a common procedure in otorhinolaryngology. Parotidectomy and submandibulectomy represent the treatment of choice in benign and malignant tumors of the salivary glands. However, as to this point there are no guidelines are concerning diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of benign and malignant tumors of the salivary gland. Since the introduction of sialendoscopy there are new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures available in treating obstructive sialadenitis. The present article provides an overview of anatomical principles, diagnostic approaches and the most important salivary gland surgeries for future otorhinolaryngologists under specialist training., (© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)
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- 2016
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