title: Focused review of investigation, management and outcomes of salivary gland disease in specialty-specific journals.
abstract: We review papers on diseases of the salivary glands published in journals relating to the head and neck, which are commonly read by members of our specialty. Most of the papers focus on the investigation and treatment of diseases of the parotid gland, which reflects the relative prevalence of parotid lesions among salivary gland diseases. Minimally invasive surgery is increasingly of interest. There is a lack of clinical trials that address the many controversies concerning salivary gland surgery, and much of the evidence for treatment is based on small case series and expert opinion, partly because of the relative rarity of salivary disease and the disparate groups that treat it. This problem could be addressed if regional and national oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) units, and possibly other specialties, could collaborate more closely and combine data.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: rory.oconnor@doctors.net.uk.
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF1 4EE, United Kingdom. Electronic address: david.mitchell@midyorks.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham PO6 3LY, United Kingdom. Electronic address: peter.brennan@porthosp.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013039:Specialties, Dental; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Benign, Malignant; Investigation; Parotid; Review; Salivary gland; Summary