@article{GE2023, 
author = {Liangyu GE and Li JI and Lin CHEN and Zhiping LI and Qianping GU and Jian MENG and Jing ZHANG},
title = {Parotid duct anastomosis with an epidural catheter as a stent and evaluation of postoperative gland function},
year = {2023},
journal = {Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases},
volume = {31},
number = {4},
pages = {257-260},
keywords = {salivary gland injury, parotid duct fistula, epidural catheter, parotid duct anastomosis, scaffold, salivary fistula, swelling, excretion function, single photon emission computed tomography},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.12016/j.issn.2096-1456.2023.04.005},
doi = {10.12016/j.issn.2096-1456.2023.04.005},
abstract = {ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility of epidural catheters in parotid gland duct anastomosis and the function of the affected side gland after parotid gland duct anastomosis.MethodsThirteen patients who were treated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Xuzhou Central Hospital using an epidural catheter as the scaffold for parotid gland catheter anastomosis were enrolled from Jan. 2019 to June 2021. The swelling, salivary fistula and catheter patency in the parotid gland area were evaluated two weeks after the operation.99mTcO4- single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was used for quantitative detection of salivary gland secretion function.ResultsThirteen patients had no swelling or salivary fistula in the parotid gland area of the affected side two weeks after the operation, and the catheter secretion was unobstructed. There was no significant difference in the uptake rate between the parotid gland on the affected side and the parotid gland on the healthy side (t =-0.859, P = 0.399), and there was no significant difference in the excretion rate between the parotid gland on the affected side and the parotid gland on the healthy side (t = 0.693, P = 0.495). The parotid gland excretion function of the affected side was excellent three months after the operation.ConclusionParotid duct anastomosis with an epidural catheter as the stent has good feasibility, and parotid gland secretion function recovers well after the operation, which is worthy of clinical application.}
}