[Treatment of salivary gland calculi by extracorporeal lithotripsy].
This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of extracorporeal lithotripsy (ECL) in the treatment of salivary stones. In a prospective study, 15 patients suffering from sialolithiasis were treated by applying extracorporeally generated shock waves. No patients needed general anaesthesia, sedatives, or analgesics. Treatment was effective in 80% of the 15 patients in this series (5 total efficacy, and 7 partial efficacy). Only minor complications were observed. Lithotripsy is a promising nonsurgical therapy for the treatment of sialolithiasis.
Aïdan
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Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie de la tête et du cou, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
Dekerviller
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Tardif
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Moulonguet
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Monteil
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Traitement des calculs salivaires par lithotripsie extracorporelle.