Salivary Gland Diseases

Surgical and Medical Management is a complete reference on the fundamental science, treatment, and management of salivary gland disorders. Covering anatomy, physiology, histology, cytology, pathology, and imaging, this text is a valuable tool for physicians who diagnose and treat salivary gland diseases both medically and surgically.
Opening with a review of the surgical anatomy of salivary glands, this book covers various diagnostic studies, including imaging findings pertaining to sialadentitis, benign and malignant neoplasms, cysts, and more. Full-color histologic, cytologic, and pathologic photomicrographs offer clinicians a complete visual guide to recognizing key features of each disease.
The authors discuss the latest medical treatments, such as dramatic advances in radiotherapy including IMRT, the emerging discipline of sialendoscopy, and the study of xerostomia, including de novo tissue engineering of functional salivary gland tissue. Surgical chapters, illustrated by precise, easy-to-follow drawings, present basic and advanced techniques for managing pediatric, inflammatory, and neoplastic diseases. A chapter on facial nerve dysfunction pertaining to salivary gland diseases describes and illustrates surgical advances in facial paralysis rehabilitation.