title: Interventional sialography and minimally invasive techniques in benign salivary gland obstruction.
abstract: Salivary gland obstruction is the commonest complaint affecting this organ and is usually due to the development of salivary calculi, ductal strictures, or both. Imaging has a role in the diagnosis of the cause, extent, and effects of obstruction. In recent years, the role of radiology has evolved; techniques, such as salivary stone lithotripsy, and salivary stone extraction and balloon ductoplasty are carried out under imaging guidance. This article reviews the current status of minimally invasive salivary interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Radiology, King's College London Dental Institute of Guy's, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Jackie.brown@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jackie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D018579:Patient Selection; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D020792:Salivary Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D012796:Sialography / Q000379:methods*