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A stepwise bridging strategy was adopted before definitive salvage surgery. Oral phenobarbital was instituted, resulting in partial reduction in fluid accumulation and improved comfort. Ultrasound-guided intracavitary sclerotherapy with OK-432 was then performed, inducing a localized fibrotic response but without durable cure. Final resolution was achieved only after salvage ventral paramedian (VPM) sialoadenectomy, which provided wide exposure for complete excision of deeply concealed sublingual remnant tissue within a fibrotic pseudocapsule. Histology confirmed a cervical sialocele. Transient neuropraxia resolved within 3 weeks, and no recurrence was observed at 6 months postoperatively. To the authors\u2019 knowledge, this is the first report describing intracavitary OK-432 sclerotherapy as part of a staged multimodal strategy for canine cervical sialocele. 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