Woo Seung Hoon, Kwon Min Su, Park Jung Je, Kim Jin Pyeong
Department of Otolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea; Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
Department of Otolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Jun;54(5):556-60. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.02.029. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
Transoral removal of a distal salivary stone is common. We have used postoperative sialography to evaluate the results and changes in the salivary ducts after removal of a salivary distal stone without sialodochoplasty. Of 20 patients who had had transoral operations for submandibular stones, 19 recovered normally with no recurrence. One developed partial stenosis and one a spontaneous neo-opening as a result of severe adhesions and inflammation between the salivary stone and the duct. None of the patients had any symptoms of recurrence during the 12-month follow-up. Sialodochoplasty may not be necessary in patients who have had a distal salivary stone removed. Removal without sialodochoplasty resulted in full anatomical recovery of the salivary ducts.
