Sialoendoscopy combined with an internal stent and postoperative massage as a comprehensive treatment of delayed I131-induced parotitis

A common complication of radioiodine (I131) treatment of thyroid cancer is parotitis. Here we describe our clinical experience in treating delayed I131-induced parotitis using sialoendoscopy together with an internal stent and postoperative massage. In this retrospective cohort study we reviewed 32 patients who were treated in that way under general anaesthesia between July 2010 and March 2015. Their age, sex, and the time to development of the parotitis were collected from the hospital's database.

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