Sialendoscopy-assisted transfacial removal of parotid sialoliths: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review the literature and conduct a meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness and safety of the combined endoscopic-transfacial approach for parotid sialolith management.

Data sources

PubMed 1946-, Embase 1947-, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Database of Abstracts of Review Effects, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, clinicaltrials.gov, Proquest Dissertations and Theses, and FirstSearch Proceedings to March 2015.

Review methods

Published prospective or retrospective English-language studies with reported outcomes of more than one patient undergoing the combined endoscopic-transfacial procedure for parotid sialolithiasis were included. Two independent authors s

SUBMITTER: Roland LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5654665 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature