Sialadenitis following radioiodine therapy - a new diagnostic and treatment modality.
OBJECTIVE
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.


METHODS
Fifteen patients suffering from sialadenitis of the major salivary glands after I131 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.
Nahlieli
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel. nahli-eli@yahoo.com
Nazarian
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Y
D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D018987:Salivary Ducts; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012796:Sialography; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes