title: Radiologically-guided balloon sialoplasty for treatment of salivary duct stricture: A novel technique in young children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe our experience using radiologically-guided balloon sialoplasty to successfully treat sialadenitis in two children as a single modality intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective case series.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both children were successfully treated using balloon sialoplasty with complete and lasting resolution of their symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Paediatric sialadenitis secondary to salivary strictures are traditionally managed surgically. We believe that this is the first article to describe this intervention in such a series of children and that balloon sialoplasty is a safe technique and can be repeated as necessary, which should be considered as a management option in such paediatric cases.
authors: Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh, 9 Sciennes, Edinburgh, EH9 1LF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: miles.bannister@hotmail.co.uk.
authors: Miles
authors: M
authors: Bannister
authors: Department of Radiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh, 9 Sciennes, Edinburgh, EH9 1LF, United Kingdom.
authors: Moti M
authors: MM
authors: Chowdhury
authors: Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh, 9 Sciennes, Edinburgh, EH9 1LF, United Kingdom.
authors: Alok
authors: A
authors: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015642:Radiology, Interventional; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018987:Salivary Ducts; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012796:Sialography
keywords: Balloon dilatation; Sialadenitis; Sialoplasty; Stricture