Chronic recurrent sialodenitis with complications

Case contributed by Nafisa Shakir Batta , 6 Aug 2016
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Joshua Yap, 4 Apr 2023
Disclosures - updated 15 Jul 2022: Nothing to disclose

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

SpectrumThe spectrum of findings,commensurate is commensurate with chronic recurrent sialodenitissialadenitis:

Sialodochitis with strictures, duct ectasia (sialectasia), sialocele formation ( intraparenchymal(intraparenchymal cavities in parotid gland), and a large periductal diverticulum.

No calculus was seen. No fistula discernible. Also considering the lack of fever, there was little possiblitypossibility of any one of these cavities to be abcessbeing an abscess.

Updates to Case Attributes

Body was changed:

Sialography was performed for this patient after cannulation of both Stensen's ducts of the parotid glands and revealed enlarged parotidparotidss, sialodochitis with ductal strictures, duct ectasia (sialectasia), sialocele formation ( intraparenchymal(intraparenchymal cavities in parotid gland), and a large periductal diverticulum.

  • -<p><a href="/articles/sialography">Sialography</a> was performed for this patient after cannulation of both Stensen's ducts of the <a href="/articles/parotid-gland">parotid gland</a>s and revealed <a href="/articles/parotid-enlargement">enlarged parotid</a>s, sialodochitis with ductal strictures, duct ectasia (sialectasia), sialocele formation ( intraparenchymal cavities in parotid gland), and large periductal diverticulum.</p>
  • +<p><a href="/articles/sialography">Sialography</a> was performed for this patient after cannulation of both <a href="/articles/parotid-duct" title="Stensen duct">Stensen ducts</a> of the <a href="/articles/parotid-gland">parotid gland</a>s and revealed <a href="/articles/parotid-gland-enlargement-1">enlarged parotids</a>, sialodochitis with ductal strictures, duct ectasia (sialectasia), sialocele formation (intraparenchymal cavities in parotid gland), and a large periductal diverticulum.</p>

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