title: [Treatment of salivary gland calculi by extracorporeal lithotripsy].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie de la tête et du cou, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aïdan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dekerviller
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tardif
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moulonguet
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Monteil
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Traitement des calculs salivaires par lithotripsie extracorporelle.