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Sialadenitis following radioiodine therapy - a new diagnostic and treatment modality
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel. nahli-eli@yahoo.com
Objectives:
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.
Subjects And 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.
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