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Sialendoscopy-Assisted Duct Transposition in Ectopic Accessory Parotid Gland: Case Report and Surgical Management
Nicolas Graillon1, Remi Fernandez2, Marc-Kevin Le Roux3
1Fellow and PhD Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Marseille, Institut Français des Sciences et des Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement des Réseaux, Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Conception, Marseille, France.
Abstract:
An ectopic accessory parotid gland with a congenital cheek fistula is a rare congenital condition that belongs to the oculoauriculovertebral spectrum. The clinical symptom is generally a cheek fistula. Surgical treatment can include either the removal of the ectopic gland or a duct transposition. We describe a sialendoscopy-assisted duct transposition and its associated surgical management. Sialendoscopy helped identify the fistula tract through the mucosa. Sialendoscopy-assisted duct transposition in treating an ectopic accessory parotid gland proved to be a safe and minimally invasive procedure. The required incisions were small, which makes this type of surgery more straightforward and more precise.
