[Megastenon: its clinical manifestations and treatment with intra- and extraductal laser therapy]

The authors present the data on examinations and follow-up as well as result of combined treatment of 13 patients with abnormally enlarged greater salivary ducts. Clinical manifestations of this rare disease are considered. He-Ne laser therapy in low-energy mode resulted in improvement in 12 patients with complete morphological recovery of the salivary glands in 3 of them.