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Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac
; 113(1): 10-4, 1996.
Artigo
em Francês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8763769
RESUMO
This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of extracorporeal lithotripsy (ECL) in the treatment of salivary stones. In a prospective study, 15 patients suffering from sialolithiasis were treated by applying extracorporeally generated shock waves. No patients needed general anaesthesia, sedatives, or analgesics. Treatment was effective in 80% of the 15 patients in this series (5 total efficacy, and 7 partial efficacy). Only minor complications were observed. Lithotripsy is a promising nonsurgical therapy for the treatment of sialolithiasis.