Acute postoperative sialadenitis is a rare complication usually after surgery involving extreme head and neck rotation, such as posterior fossa surgery. It characterized by the development of swelling in submandibular region, contralateral to surgical side, either immediately or within hours post-operatively. We report case 43-year-old woman who developed leading upper airway obstruction period...

Objective: Minor salivary gland biopsy is an adjunctive diagnostic method which widely used and its value still controversial. It mainly in sarcoidosis Sjögren’s Syndrome. This study aims to identify the contribution of histopathological diagnosis clinical supply information literature. Methods: was carried out on patients with early or Syndrome who were referred from hospital clinics Istanbul ...

<p class="Noindentpara">Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis (CSS) or Küttner’s tumour, a rare benign condition affecting submandibular gland, is now believed to be localised type of IgG4-related disease. It presents as an asymptomatic swelling. Histopathology the gold standard for diagnosis. Here we discuss same in 55-year-old male presenting painless swelling.</p>

conclusions bacterial infection has been suggested in the pathogenesis of both ss and cs. in addition, h. pylori is a resident of the oral cavity, thus may be involved in the development and progression of these lesions. hence, search for h. pylori antibody in blood of patients with ss is suggested. background sjogren’s syndrome (ss) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic ...

An uncommon complication of iodinated contrast administration is the development of bilateral sialadenitis. We report a unique case of hyperacute unilateral parotiditis during diagnostic cerebral angiography of the external carotid artery, which mimicked possible iatrogenic vascular event associated with cerebral endovascular procedures. Discussion includes the differential diagnosis, diagnosti...