Clinicians removed a rare 4-cm mucocele that extended from the submandibular gland to the floor of the mouth of a 9-year-old girl. The case was published on June 16 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery ...

Doctors report the first use of a surgical robot guided by a miniature salivary endoscope to remove a 20mm salivary stone and repair the salivary duct of a patient. Giant stones have traditionally ...

Treatment involves excision of the mucocele with associated minor salivary glands to decrease the chance for recurrence. Occasionally, mucoceles will rupture spontaneously and heal without surgical ...

The occurrence of stones within the salivary glands (sialolithiasis) involves the submandibular and parotid glands with the majority (up to 90%) in the submandibular gland. Usually stones are ...

Chennai Apollo Hospital Conducts Robotic Surgery To Remove Neck Tumour This is the first time in the country a robotic RAHI-approached surgery was performed to remove a tumour of size 8cm on the ...

Medium term follow-up shows this technique to have advantages over sialadenectomy in those cases where it can be performed. Current evidence suggests that salivary glands may regain some function ...