LSU Health Shreveport has improved the treatment of salivary stones. Salivary stones are calcifications that can form inside the salivary gland or duct. It can block the flow of saliva and cause dry ...

Fluid draining from the ear A lump (usually painless) in the area of the ear, cheek, jaw, lip, or inside the mouth Difficulty opening your mouth widely or swallowing Numbness or weakness in the face ...

A harmonic scalpel that uses ultrasound to coagulate as it cuts can reduce blood loss and postoperative facial paralysis in patients who need a portion of their salivary gland removed, surgeons say. A ...

Removing the stones without causing injury to the salivary duct was a huge challenge according to the doctors. Doctors removed 53 stones from a 66-year-old Iraqi woman’s glands in an operation at a ...

For almost a decade, Gary Hackney suffered from painfully debilitating dry mouth caused by treatment for stage IV thyroid cancer. He was taking more than 20 medications per day to treat dry mouth ...

Before surgery, you have tests to check your fitness and you meet members of your treatment team. You usually go into hospital on the morning of your operation. The length of your hospital stay ...

Nicole Gibbs shared some very tough news with her followers on Monday: a cancer diagnosis. The 26-year-old will undergo surgery on Friday to remove a growth on the roof of her mouth that came back ...

Your nurse will go through a series of questions on a checklist to make sure you are ready for surgery. They ask you to: If you have false teeth you can usually keep them in until you get to the ...

Depending on the stage of your salivary gland tumor and the effects it’s having on your body, your physician may recommend a combination of treatment options. The right treatment for you also depends ...