Graillon Nicolas, Fernandez Remi, Le Roux Marc-Kevin, Foletti Jean-Marc
Fellow and PhD Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Marseille, Institut Français des Sciences et des Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement des Réseaux, Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Conception, Marseille, France.
Fellow, Department of Medical Imaging, Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Marseille, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Conception, Marseille, France.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Apr;78(4):557-563. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.12.003. Epub 2019 Dec 6.
An ectopic accessory parotid gland with a congenital cheek fistula is a rare congenital condition that belongs to the oculoauriculovertebral spectrum. The clinical symptom is generally a cheek fistula. Surgical treatment can include either the removal of the ectopic gland or a duct transposition. We describe a sialendoscopy-assisted duct transposition and its associated surgical management. Sialendoscopy helped identify the fistula tract through the mucosa. Sialendoscopy-assisted duct transposition in treating an ectopic accessory parotid gland proved to be a safe and minimally invasive procedure. The required incisions were small, which makes this type of surgery more straightforward and more precise.