Treatment of juvenile recurrent parotitis with irrigation therapy without anesthesia

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Treatment of juvenile recurrent parotitis with irrigation therapy without anesthesia Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jun 12. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06928-w. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: No standardized treatment regimen exists for juvenile recurrent parotitis (JRP). The investigators hypothesized that irrigation with saline only without local anesthesia will be an effective and beneficial option. METHODS: Using a retrospective study design, a series of children with typical symptoms of JRP who were treated with at least one irrigation therapy were evaluated. This treatment consisted of irrigation of the affected gland with 3-10 ml saline solution without any type of anesthesia. The outcome variables were patient/parent satisfaction, frequency and duration of acute JRP episodes, and the need for antibiotics before and after irrigation therapy. RESULTS: The case series was composed of six boys aged 3.3-7.7 years who experienced one to eight sessions of irrigation therapy. The period of follow-up was 9-64 months. We observed a total resolution of symptoms in two children and an improvement in the other four. No relevant side effects were seen. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that irrigation therapy is a reasonable, simple, and minimally invasive treatment alternative for JRP. In contrast to sialendoscopy or sialography, there is no need for general anesthesia or radiation exposure. PMID:34117898 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-06928-w View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.