Sialoendoscopy is a
minimally invasive technique that allows for
salivary gland surgery
Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...
for the safe and effective treatment of
obstructive salivary gland disorders and other conditions of the salivary glands. During sialoendoscopy a small
endoscope is placed into the salivary glands through the
salivary duct A salivary duct is a duct (anatomy), duct which brings saliva from a salivary gland to part of the digestive tract. In human anatomy there are:
* Parotid duct
* Submandibular duct
* Major sublingual duct
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