Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment

Introduction:Sialectasis of parotid duct is an uncommon condition characterised by abnormal dilatation of a part or whole of the Stensen's duct. It may lead to recurrent parotid infections as well as a cause of concern for the patient. Superficial parotidectomy is the accepted surgical treatmen...

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Main Authors:	Indranil Pal, Saumitra Kumar, Anindita Sinhababu, Kushal Chatterjee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Association of Otolaryngologists of India, West Bengal 2015-12-01
Series:	Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery
Subjects:	Parotid Gland Salivary Ducts Dilatation, pathologic.
Online Access:	http://bjohns.in/journal/index.php/bjohns/article/view/84

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spelling	doaj-a386d72621e542aaa7a1508a37f9fcce2020-11-24T22:35:51ZengThe Association of Otolaryngologists of India, West BengalBengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery2395-23932395-24072015-12-0123313413867Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segmentIndranil Pal0Saumitra Kumar1Anindita Sinhababu2Kushal Chatterjee3College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, KalyaniCollege of Medicine and JNM Hospital, KalyaniCollege of Medicine and JNM Hospital, KalyaniCollege of Medicine and JNM Hospital, KalyaniIntroduction:Sialectasis of parotid duct is an uncommon condition characterised by abnormal dilatation of a part or whole of the Stensen's duct. It may lead to recurrent parotid infections as well as a cause of concern for the patient. Superficial parotidectomy is the accepted surgical treatment for this condition. Case Report: A case of idiopathic dilatation of parotid duct is presented. It was treated by marsupialisation of the sialectatic segment.This procedure proved to be much simpler and safer than superficial parotidectomy whilst being equally effective. Conclusion: In cases of Stensen's duct sialectasis without any abnormality of the parotid gland, marsupialisation of the ectatic segment should be the treatment of choice.http://bjohns.in/journal/index.php/bjohns/article/view/84Parotid GlandSalivary DuctsDilatation, pathologic.
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author	Indranil Pal Saumitra Kumar Anindita Sinhababu Kushal Chatterjee
spellingShingle	Indranil Pal Saumitra Kumar Anindita Sinhababu Kushal Chatterjee Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery Parotid Gland Salivary Ducts Dilatation, pathologic.
author_facet	Indranil Pal Saumitra Kumar Anindita Sinhababu Kushal Chatterjee
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title	Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment
title_short	Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment
title_full	Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment
title_fullStr	Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment
title_full_unstemmed	Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment
title_sort	idiopathic sialectasia of stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment
publisher	The Association of Otolaryngologists of India, West Bengal
series	Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery
issn	2395-2393 2395-2407
publishDate	2015-12-01
description	Introduction:Sialectasis of parotid duct is an uncommon condition characterised by abnormal dilatation of a part or whole of the Stensen's duct. It may lead to recurrent parotid infections as well as a cause of concern for the patient. Superficial parotidectomy is the accepted surgical treatment for this condition. Case Report: A case of idiopathic dilatation of parotid duct is presented. It was treated by marsupialisation of the sialectatic segment.This procedure proved to be much simpler and safer than superficial parotidectomy whilst being equally effective. Conclusion: In cases of Stensen's duct sialectasis without any abnormality of the parotid gland, marsupialisation of the ectatic segment should be the treatment of choice.
topic	Parotid Gland Salivary Ducts Dilatation, pathologic.
url	http://bjohns.in/journal/index.php/bjohns/article/view/84
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Idiopathic sialectasia of Stensen’s duct treated by marsupialisation of ectatic segment

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