Zachowawcze leczenie torbieli ślinowej u kota - alternatywa dla radykalnej resekcji ślinianki

The case described is meant to exemplify a method of non-invasive treatment of salivary duct cysts (sialocele) in cats as an alternative to a radical resection of the salivary gland. Pathological changes in the head area that veterinary surgeons often have to deal with in their work include inflammatory changes in the oral cavity (stomatitis), gums (gingivitis), and paradontium (paradontitis), as well as injuries of the salivary gland area, which often result from fights and bites. These processes can lead to morbidity of salivary glands or salivary ducts, which are connected with them. Gingivitis, paradontitis, chemical irritation of salivary glands, mechanical injuries, bacterial diseases, as well as individual predispositions can result in sialoliths and cause salivary gland cysts. The following tissue imaging methods are useful in the diagnostics of the above-mentioned diseases: plain X-ray examination, sialogram, and ultrasonic examination of the salivary gland combined with the assessment of its structure. In this case, a cat with a chronic inflammation of salivary glands (sialoadenitis) with salivary gland cysts underwent non-invasive treatment. Sanitation of the salivary fistula, located in the oral vestibule, combined with a course of antibiotics helped evacuate accumulated inflammatory discharge and saliva. The injury of salivary ducts and bacterial inflammation of the gland responded positively to this treatment. Methods used in treating salivary glands include, in most cases, surgical procedures to restore the patency of salivary ducts or to place them inside the oral cavity in order to ensure the outflow of accumulated saliva. In extreme cases, the salivary gland undergoes a complete resection, which, however, involves a greater risk of complications.