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Outcome and relative cost of transoral removal of submandibular calculi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2011

S Shashinder ,
R P Morton  and
Z Ahmad
S Shashinder
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
R P Morton*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Z Ahmad
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
*
Address for correspondence: Professor Randall P Morton, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Manukau Super Clinic, PO Box 98743, South Auckland Mail Center, Auckland, 2241, New Zealand Fax: 006492771697 E-mail: rpmorton@middlemore.co.nz
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Abstract

Objective:

To examine the outcomes and treatment cost of transoral removal of submandibular calculi, and to compare the outcomes and costs of other reported techniques.

Method:

Retrospective review of 60 consecutive patients undergoing transoral removal of submandibular calculi. All clinical, operative, post-operative and follow-up data were collated and outcomes analysed.

Results:

A total of 61 submandibular glands were treated by the transoral approach. Patients with multiple stones (p = 0.034) and stones in the proximal submandibular duct (p = 0.0028) were at greater risk of requiring submandibular gland excision, compared with patients with single stones and stones in the distal duct, respectively. There was a significant difference between the gland preservation rate during the first versus the second half of the study (p = 0.028). Larger calculi were significantly more likely to be seen in the proximal duct (p < 0.001). The mean operating time (28 minutes) and length of hospital stay for transoral removal of submandibular calculi was much less than those for other treatment techniques.

Keywords

Submandibular GlandHilar StonesSalivary CalculiSialolithiasisSalivary Gland

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Main Articles
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 125 , Issue 4 , April 2011 , pp. 386 - 389
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2011

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