Sialography of the Transplanted Submandibular Gland
| Autor: | Wen-Ge Ren, Jia-Zeng Su, Guang-Yan Yu, Deng-Gao Liu, Xiao-Jing Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Sialography medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Submandibular Gland Obstructive sialadenitis Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Reproducibility of Results Transplantation Autologous Submandibular gland Excretion Transplantation Ophthalmology Contrast medium medicine.anatomical_structure stomatognathic system Diatrizoate Meglumine medicine Humans Autologous transplantation business |
| Zdroj: | The Ocular Surface. 12:215-220 |
| ISSN: | 1542-0124 |
| Popis: | Autologous transplantation of submandibular gland (SMG) is effective for severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS). Sialography is a method for morphological evaluation of the transplanted gland.We recruited 15 patients (15 eyes) with severe KCS who had successfully undergone SMG transplantation. Thirteen patients had normal transplanted SMGs, while two patients were suspected to have obstructive sialadenitis of the transplanted SMG. Sialography was performed in each patient with meglumine diatrizoate. Projections were applied immediately and 5, 7, and 10 min after contrast injection. The median dose of the contrast medium was 0.9 ml (range, 0.7–1.1 ml) for the full-size transplanted SMGs and 0.5 ml for the glands after reduction surgery. The acini and the ducts were clearly visible on sialograms. The contrast medium was completely excreted in 10 min in normal transplanted SMGs. The main duct had a regular shape in normal transplanted SMGs, while irregular dilation and stricture of the duct with delayed excretion of the contrast medium were found in the glands with obstructive sialadenitis. In conclusion, sialography is clinically feasible and valuable for the morphological evaluation of the transplanted SMG. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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