Sialadenitis following radioiodine therapy - a new diagnostic and treatment modality.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: O Nahlieli, Y Nazarian
• Journal: Oral diseases (Oral Dis) Vol. 12 Issue 5 Pg. 476-9 (Sep 2006) ISSN: 1354-523X [Print] Denmark
• PMID: 16910918 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Iodine Radioisotopes

Topics

• Endoscopy (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Iodine Radioisotopes (adverse effects)
• Male
• Salivary Ducts
• Sialadenitis (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Sialography
• Therapeutic Irrigation (methods)
• Thyroid Neoplasms (radiotherapy)