Dr Kana is affiliated with the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of the Witwatersrand. His published work includes a ten-year review of sialendoscopy, the gland-preserving treatment of blocked salivary glands.
73.3%
of patients were treated successfully with the camera alone, without removing the gland. glands in 15 patients, 2008 to 2018.
N Kana, S Maharaj · South African Dental Journal, vol. 74, no. 9 · 2019
A review of the records of 15 patients and 17 glands treated with sialendoscopy between 2008 and 2018. 73.3% were treated successfully with the scope alone, and the authors conclude that sialendoscopy is the first-line approach for these salivary gland conditions.
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