Assessment of diagnostic and therapeutic parotid and submandibular sialendoscopy - INAHTA Brief

The medical questions in this assessment focus on the sialendoscopy technique (endoscopy of the major salivary ducts: parotid and submandibular gland in order for it to be refunded by National Health Insurance. They have been grouped into three main topics:

• the ability of the technique to diagnose a non-neoplastic condition causing salivary obstruction;
• its ability to treat obstructive-type salivary conditions with a favourable benefit-risk balance by improving patient management;
• the conditions for performing this procedure