Sialolithiasis: retrospective analysis of the effect of an escalating treatment algorithm on patient-perceived health-related quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gland preserving techniques in the treatment of sialolithiasis have continuously replaced radical surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate a multimodal treatment algorithm in the therapy of sialolithiasis and assess improvement of HRQoL perceived by patients.

Methods

Patients with sialolithiasis were treated by a multimodal treatment algorithm based on multiplicity of stones, stone size, affected gland, and stone position. The therapeutic spectrum ranged from conservative measures, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, interventional sialendoscopy, combined endoscopic-surgical procedures to surgical gland removal as ultima ratio. Outcomes were evaluated by surgeons by means of the electronic patient record and by patients themselves using a standardized ques

SUBMITTER: Lommen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7919083 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature