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Long-Term Outcome of a cohort of 272 patients undergoing sialendoscopy
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  • Arike Vanden Daele ,
  • Joekio Drubbel,
  • Charlotte Van Lierde ,
  • Jeroen Meulemans,
  • Pierre Delaere,
  • Vincent Vander Poorten
Arike Vanden Daele
KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven

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Joekio Drubbel
KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven
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Charlotte Van Lierde
KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven
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Jeroen Meulemans
KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven
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Pierre Delaere
KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven
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Vincent Vander Poorten
KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven
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Abstract

Objectives: To assess the cohort of patients undergoing sialendoscopic intervention for improvement of symptoms and gland-related quality of life at long-term follow up. Design: retrospective review of medical records with a prospective follow-up by questionnaire. Methods: All patients undergoing sialendoscopy between March 2008 and June 2020 were analyzed in detail regarding indications, technical aspects and postoperative course. To maximize follow-up, patients also received a questionnaire by e-mail. Results: 272 sialendoscopies were performed in 221 patients. Median follow-up time was 37 months. The sialendoscopies were performed in 130 patients for lithiasis, in 66 for stenosis, in 14 for recurrent parotitis of childhood, in 8 for recurrent sialadenitis of unknown origin and in 3 for radio-iodine induced sialadenitis. Complications occurred in 11 of 272 sialendoscopies (4%). Those were iatrogenic perforations, temporary lingual nerve paresthesia and swelling of the floor of the mouth. 53% of patients returned the questionnaire, for a total of 146 evaluable sialendoscopies. The majority of the responders indicated that sialendoscopy had improved their symptoms (83.6%). Salivary glands could be preserved in 89% of the responder group. The highest percentage of patients reporting residual symptoms was found in the RPC group (81.3%) and the lowest in the lithiasis group (16.2%). Besides age, no statistical differences in demographic and pathological features between the responder and non-responder groups were found, supporting generalization of the responders’ results to the entire cohort. Conclusions: This study confirms the good long-term outcomes of sialendoscopic interventions in patients with chronic sialadenitis of different etiologies and a high rate of gland preservation.
25 May 2021Submitted to Clinical Otolaryngology
19 Jun 2021Submission Checks Completed
19 Jun 2021Assigned to Editor
22 Jul 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
04 Aug 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
08 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
16 Aug 20211st Revision Received
17 Aug 2021Submission Checks Completed
17 Aug 2021Assigned to Editor
29 Aug 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
30 Aug 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
12 Sep 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
13 Sep 20212nd Revision Received
15 Sep 2021Submission Checks Completed
15 Sep 2021Assigned to Editor
27 Sep 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
27 Sep 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
02 Oct 2021Editorial Decision: Accept