Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of parotid stones: Results of a prospective clinical trial

From: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

The extracorporeal shock wave treatment of parotid stones is a rather new therapy. Its usefulness was determined in a prospective study. Seventy-six patients (36 female, 40 male, 2 to 80 years of age) with symptomatic, sonographically detectable solitary sialoliths of the parotid gland were treated with an extracorporeal piezoelectric shock wave therapy after unsuccessful conservative therapy (sialagogues, gland massage, bougienage of the secretory duct). At most, 3 treatments per patient were performed. Altogether, 38 of the 76 patients (50%) were free of stones and no longer suffered from ...

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