Hassan Nura, Almaasfeh Sultan, Musa Mustafa, Alghamdi Salem, Abukonna Ahmed
Department of Diagnostic Radiological Technology, College of Medical Radiologic Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
Department of Radiographic Imaging, Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma'an, Jordan.
J Med Ultrasound. 2023 Jan 17;31(3):228-231. doi: 10.4103/jmu.jmu_97_22. eCollection 2023 Jul-Sep.
The parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands, as well as the smaller subsidiary glands, are all the examples of the salivary glands. The likelihood of the salivary glands being impacted by snuff components increases due to this close proximity of the salivary glands to the mouth when snuff is used. The aim of this study was to evaluate the salivary glands of the Sudanese snuff-dippers.
Sixty-five adult snuff-dippers (research group) and 36 adult nonusers (control group) were enrolled in the study. Sonography of the submandibular and parotid glands was performed; size, blood flow, echogenicity, echotexture, and any other pathological changes were evaluated. The study was conducted in the ultrasound unit at our institution from June 2021 to June 2022.
The result of the study showed that the average size of the left submandibular gland and left and right parotid glands of snuff-dippers was significantly greater than the average size of nonusers. Blood supply and tissue characteristics were normal.
The study concluded that the snuff use could affect the parotid and submandibular glands; ultrasonography is a modality of choice in the examination of the salivary glands of snuff users and other tobacco users.
腮腺、颌下腺、舌下腺以及较小的附属腺体均为唾液腺的实例。由于使用鼻烟时唾液腺与口腔距离很近，唾液腺受鼻烟成分影响的可能性增加。本研究的目的是评估苏丹鼻烟使用者的唾液腺。
本研究纳入了65名成年鼻烟使用者（研究组）和36名成年非使用者（对照组）。对颌下腺和腮腺进行了超声检查；评估了大小、血流、回声性、回声纹理以及任何其他病理变化。本研究于2021年6月至2022年6月在我们机构的超声科进行。
研究结果显示，鼻烟使用者的左颌下腺以及左、右腮腺的平均大小显著大于非使用者。血液供应和组织特征正常。
该研究得出结论，使用鼻烟可能会影响腮腺和颌下腺；超声检查是检查鼻烟使用者和其他烟草使用者唾液腺的首选方式。
