• Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol · Apr 2009

    Case Reports

    Sialectasis of Stensen's duct: an unusual case of recurrent cheek swelling.

    • Yeo-Hoon Yoon, Ki-Sang Rha, Jin Woong Choi, and Bon Seok Koo.
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Cancer Research Institute, Daejeon, South Korea.
    • Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Apr 1; 266 (4): 573-6.

    AbstractSialectasis of Stensen's duct is an uncommon condition of the salivary gland featuring dilation of the parotid duct. Various surgical and non-surgical treatment modalities have been reported as treatment for Stensen's duct stenosis. In this report, a rare case of sialectasis with fusiform dilatation of the parotid duct is presented, which was corrected by a simple and easy surgical technique creating a new opening in the buccal mucosa.

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