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This retrospective study evaluated the outcomes of sialendoscopy in 90 patients treated between July 2018 and December 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBJECTIVE:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the success rate, complications, and predictors of treatment outcomes of sialendoscopy in patients with obstructive sialadenitis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DESIGN:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective cohort study<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>SETTING:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Security Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>PATIENTS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cohort study was conducted using patient medical records. Patients with obstructive sialadenitis were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Success of sialendoscopy, defined as complete endoscopic stone retrieval with confirmed ductal patency on post-retrieval irrigation. Four procedures in which no sialolith was identified intraoperatively were excluded from the stone-retrieval success denominator (n=94 stone-confirmed procedures).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>SAMPLE SIZE:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ninety patients<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Submandibular glands accounted for 74% (67\/90) of cases. Success rates for complete stone retrieval were 79% (19\/24 parotid) and 79% (55\/70 submandibular). Key predictors of success included stone size, location, and number: stones &gt;10 mm (OR=0.17, 95% CI: 0.04\u20130.67;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.01), intraglandular location (OR=0.13, 95% CI: 0.03\u20130.54;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.005), and multiple stones (OR=0.18, 95% CI: 0.05\u20130.60;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.006) significantly reduced success. Complications occurred in 11.2% (11\/98) of cases, primarily ductal stenosis and postoperative swelling, with submandibular glands contributing most complications.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this one of the larger reported single-centre Saudi series, sialendoscopy demonstrated high success for obstructive sialadenitis, with stone size &gt;10 mm, intraglandular location, and multiplicity as independent failure predictors. These findings support tailored approaches in Middle Eastern populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>LIMITATIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective single-center design, lack of long-term follow-up data, and absence of patient-reported outcome measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.5144\/0256-4947.2026.287","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,9]],"date-time":"2026-08-09T04:19:25Z","timestamp":1786249165000},"page":"287-294","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Sialendoscopy in the management of obstructive sialadenitis: clinical experience and treatment outcomes"],"prefix":"10.5144","volume":"46","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-8893-1819","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Majid","family":"Althobaiti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad Usman","family":"Amin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Elbana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hospital Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nader S.","family":"Alharbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Otolaryngology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lama","family":"AhmedAlsamiri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Taif University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mubarak","family":"Aldossari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdulelah Magid","family":"Althbety","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Medicine, Rockford University, Rockford Ilinois, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"3134","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/s0030-6665(05)70175-4"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005537-200002010-00026"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/s0009-9260(05)80480-5"},{"issue":"4","key":"e_1_3_2_5_2","first-page":"161","article-title":"Modern management of obstructive salivary diseases","volume":"27","author":"Capaccio P","year":"2007","unstructured":"Capaccio P, Torretta S, Ottavian F, Sambataro G, Pignataro L. 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