title: [Megastenon: its clinical manifestations and treatment with intra- and extraductal laser therapy].
abstract: The authors present the data on examinations and follow-up as well as result of combined treatment of 13 patients with abnormally enlarged greater salivary ducts. Clinical manifestations of this rare disease are considered. He-Ne laser therapy in low-energy mode resulted in improvement in 12 patients with complete morphological recovery of the salivary glands in 3 of them.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kats
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012074:Remission Induction; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Megastenon: klinicheskie proiavleniia i lechenie s primeneniem vnutri- i vneprotokovoĭ lazernoĭ terapii.