Sialolithiasis is the main cause of unilateral diffuse parotid or submandibular gland swell-
ing. Its incidence has been poorly studied but seems to be much higher than the classic data …

Ultrasonography (US) is useful for differential diagnosis of diseases of the salivary glands. In
acute inflammation, salivary glands are enlarged and hypoechoic with increased blood flow; …

Due to their superficial position, the parotid, the submandibular, and the sublingual glands
can be imaged with high-resolution transducers. In acute inflammatory diseases sonography …

Over the last fifteen years, increasing public demand for minimally-invasive surgery and
recent technological advances have led to the development of a number of conservative …

A wide range of pathologic processes may involve the floor of the mouth, the part of the oral
cavity that is located beneath the tongue. They include lesions that arise uniquely in this …

We present our initial experience with submandibular sialendoscopy, a new therapeutic
approach for disorders of Wharton's duct. We review the sialendoscopes used and discuss …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MR sialography has become an alternative imaging
technique for ductal salivary gland diseases. We compared the diagnostic accuracies of MR …

Inflammatory and obstructive disorders of the salivary glands are caused by very different
pathological conditions affecting the gland tissue and/or the excretory system. The clinical …

Sialolithiasis is the most common disorder of major salivary glands. The main site of salivary
stones' formation is submandibular gland, followed by parotid and sublingual gland. The aim …

To the Editor: Obstruction of the salivary ducts is one of the main causes of sialadenitis. The
principal diagnostic tool for disorders of the salivary duct is sialography, a procedure …