PMID- 23986014
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20141204
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1698-6946 (Electronic)
IS  - 1698-4447 (Print)
IS  - 1698-4447 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 1
DP  - 2014 Jan 1
TI  - Minor salivary gland biopsy in Sjogren's syndrome: a review and introduction of a 
      new tool to ease the procedure.
PG  - e20-3
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To review the existing techniques for minor salivary gland biopsy 
      (MSGB) in the lip and to suggest a new approach to ease the procedure and reduce 
      post-operative complications. STUDY DESIGN: A comprehensive literature review and 
      a descriptive study of a new surgical technique. RESULTS: Diverse incisions have 
      been suggested for MSGB with different designs (ellipse, circular, linear), 
      different directions (parallel, oblique, vertical) and a wide range of lengths 
      (from 1 mm up to 3 cm), but no comparative studies supporting the advantages of a 
      particular type of incision over the others could be retrieved. A variety of 
      features of the existing techniques for MSGB are linked to undesired events and 
      surgical complications which could be minimized by modifying certain aspects of 
      these procedures. The technique described, together with the use of the S 
      forceps, represents a significant improvement over the already described 
      chalazion forceps because it allows for a better access and positioning of the 
      lower lip, improves the ergonomic conditions of the assistant, and facilitates 
      the identification of lip areas with more superficial gland lobules. CONCLUSION: 
      The suggested approach for lip MSGB includes a specifically designed instrument 
      whose performance during lip biopsy may contribute to minimize post-operative 
      complications.
FAU - Varela-Centelles, Pablo
AU  - Varela-Centelles P
AD  - Canton Grande 5, Apt 1 .E, 15003 A Coruna, Spain, juanmanuel.seoane@usc.es.
FAU - Seoane-Romero, Juan-Manuel
AU  - Seoane-Romero JM
FAU - Sanchez-Sanchez, Marina
AU  - Sanchez-Sanchez M
FAU - Gonzalez-Mosquera, Antonio
AU  - Gonzalez-Mosquera A
FAU - Diz-Dios, Pedro
AU  - Diz-Dios P
FAU - Seoane, Juan
AU  - Seoane J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20140101
PL  - Spain
TA  - Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal
JT  - Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal
JID - 101231694
SB  - IM
MH  - Biopsy/instrumentation/methods
MH  - Equipment Design
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lip/*pathology
MH  - Salivary Glands, Minor/*pathology
MH  - Sjogren's Syndrome/*pathology
PMC - PMC3909427
COIS- Conflict of interest statement: The authors have declared that no conflict of 
      interest exist.
EDAT- 2013/08/30 06:00
MHDA- 2014/12/15 06:00
PMCR- 2014/01/01
CRDT- 2013/08/30 06:00
PHST- 2013/02/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/04/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/08/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/08/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/12/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 19131 [pii]
AID - 10.4317/medoral.19131 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2014 Jan 1;19(1):e20-3. doi: 
      10.4317/medoral.19131.