| Ultrasound-guided mechanical fragmentation of sialoliths (sonoguide forceps). | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20848404 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
BACKGROUND: Little data about the efficacy and limitations of ultrasound-guided mechanical intraductal stone fragmentation and removal of sialoliths (Sonoguide Forceps) exist. METHODS: This was a chart review of patients treated within the last 4 years at 2 tertiary care centers. RESULTS: Sonoguide Forceps were used as a second-line treatment in 22 patients with sialolithiasis. Ten patients were free of stones and symptoms afterwards (7 of 17 submandibular, 2 of 4 parotid, 1 of 1 sublingual). Six patients were primarily treated for parotid sialolithiasis, 4 with successful stone retrieval. The reasons for failure were a lack of accessibility to the stone by the forceps (n = 9), the impossibility of grasping the stone (n = 5), and/or the concomitant grabbing of soft tissue together with the stone (n = 3). CONCLUSION: The efficacy of Sonoguide Forceps as both a secondary and primary treatment modality makes it an interesting, simple, and inexpensive therapeutic alternative. Relevant parameters for treatment success include the size and position of the stones. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Urban W Geisthoff; Steffen Maune |
Related Documents
:
|
8044754 - Postoperative evaluation of the surgical treatment of accessory teat and gland cistern ... 18304214 - Outpatient basis extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for ureter stones: efficacy of t... 3049104 - Local shock-wave lithotripsy of distal ureteral calculi. 19852314 - Comparing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy for treatment of proxi... 12372884 - Is incidental appendectomy necessary during radical cystectomy? 18249124 - Outcome following knee arthroplasty beyond 15 years. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Head & neck Volume: 32 ISSN: 1097-0347 ISO Abbreviation: Head Neck Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8902541 Medline TA: Head Neck Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1641-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospitals of the City of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Utility of TL-201 SPECT in clarifying false-positive FDG-PET findings due to osteoradionecrosis in h...
Next Document: Tracheostomaplasty: A surgical method for improving retention of an intraluminal stoma button for ha...