A new option for salivary gland surgery
A minimally invasive procedure called salivary endoscopy, or sialendoscopy, allows a surgeon such as Mark Marzouk, MD, division chief of head and neck oncologic surgery at Upstate, to find and remove a stone while leaving the gland intact. This procedure, which can be done in a doctor's office, offers an alternative to open surgery, says Marzouk, who also describes the problems that can affect salivary glands.