[Sialographic findings in inflammations of the salivary glands (author's transl)].

The greatest part of all diseases of salivary glands are caused by inflammations. The differential diagnosis to other diseases, e.g. tumors, if of great importance. The sialography has hereby developed to an important diagnostic measurement. There is a discussion about the technique of the sialography and its simple performance as well as the high effectiveness of this X-ray examination. The X-ray morphology of different kinds of inflammations is various. The acute inflammations are characterized by narrowing of ducts, the subacute inflammations by the pathological staining of the parenchyma, and the chronic by the increased changes of the Stenon's or Wharton's duct, respectively of ducts with superior range.