Objectives:Sialendoscopy has become the standard treatment for sialolithiasis;however,larger submandibular calculi may require an incisional technique.This study describes and evaluates an intraoral microscopic-assist...
To the Editor,Sjögren's syndrome(SS)is an autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocyte infiltration of the salivary and lacrimal glands.Malignant lymphoma is one of the most serious complications affecting patient p...
BACKGROUNDEctopic thyroid at the base of the tongue is a rare congenital condition, and it iseven rarer to have clinical symptoms and require surgical intervention. Thisdisease is easily misdiagnosed preoperatively. T...
BACKGROUND Occult thyroid papillary carcinoma(OTPC)is typically characterized by initial presentation with cervical lymph node metastasis and can be detected through ultrasound.However,the initial and sole manifestati...
Lymph node status of the neck is the most important prognostic factor in head and neck cancer.Neck dissection,which consists of the systematic excision of the neck nodes,represents the gold standard of surgical treatm...
Sialolithiasis is the most common condition of the salivary glands and it is characterized by the development of a calcified structure within a salivary duct. This condition can lead to inflammation, bacterial infecti...
Supported by Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation;No. 2019A1515012139
BACKGROUND Endoscopic removal with forceps/baskets is favored in treating submandibular stones due to its minimal invasiveness.However,recent studies have found that endoscopic removal failure(ERF)is not unusual,and s...
Lymphatic malformation (ML), formerly called cystic lymphangioma is a benign hamartomatous tumor of lymphatic vessels. The onset of lymphangiomas is either at birth (60% to 70%) or up to two years of age (90%) and rar...
Objective To observe effect of Yiqi Yangyin Quyu recipe (YYQR) containing serum on aquaporin protein-5(AQP5) and type 3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors(M3R) of human submandibular gland cells with Sj?gren’s syndro...
Sjogren's syndrome(SS) is an autoimmune disease characterized as the impairment of salivary secretion mediated by abnormal aquaporin 5(AQP5). Here we used AQP5 promoter as the target to screen the eflective components...