Objectives: To review the available techniques and procedures for management of parotid
and submandibular sialoliths with special emphasis on the efficacy and safety of the most …

The parotid gland is the largest of the paired major salivary glands. The anatomy and
localization of the facial nerve is the most critical step in surgery of the parotid gland. The …

Purpose Obstructive and inflammatory disease often occurs in the major salivary glands,
and no predictive treatment has yet been developed for this condition. The aim of this report …

Background: Although cervical skin and platysmal laxity are more apparent at the lateral
area of the neck, the reported treatments focus on performing plication on the anterior …

Purpose To develop a clinically relevant anterior cervical approach (ACA) to the C2-3 level.
Methods Frequently encountered nerves [hypoglossal (HyN), internal (ISLN) and external …

Purpose In this paper, we propose a simplified four-step retropharyngeal approach, whose
aim is getting straight to the upper cervical spine minimizing complications. Methods While …

Background Transcervical approaches to the upper cervical spine are challenging because
several upper anterior neurovascular structures need to be displaced to provide access …

Introduction The surgical management of pathologies involving the clivus and craniocervical
junction has always been considered a complex procedure because of the deeply located …

La sialoadenitis crónica esclerosante puede extenderse desde una sialoadenitis focal hasta
una cirrosis completa de la glándula. Aparece entre los 40 y 70 años de edad y afecta …

Salivary gland diseases encompass a wide variety of disorders involving both major and
minor salivary glands. These include nonneoplastic salivary gland disorders such as …