Table 1.
Clinical and demographic features of the study population.
| Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) | 53.3 (12.6) | |
| N°. of males (%) | 33 (61.1) | |
| Location (%) | ||
| Hylar | 4 (7.4) | |
| Hylo-parenchymal | 37 (68.5) | |
| Parenchymal | 13 (24.1) | |
| Side (%) | ||
| Right | 23 (42.6) | |
| Left | 31 (57.4) | |
| Mean stone diameter (SD) | 10.0 (3.7) | |
| Successful (%) | ||
| Yes | 44 (81.5) | |
| Nob | 10 (18.5) | |
| Mean docking time (SD) | 10.1 (2.6) | |
| Mean surgical time (SD) | 75.6 (42.8) | |
| Mean VAS pain (SD) | ||
| Day 1 | 6.0 (3.6) | |
| Day 7 | 3.4 (2.2) | |
| Day 30 | 0.5 (1.3) | |
| No°. with temporary lingual nerve impairment (%) | 3 (5.5) | |
| No. with other complications (%)a | 3 (5.5) | |
a
2 patients with infectious sialadenitis, 1 patient with oral floor oedema.
b
8 patients undergoing contextual transoral stone removal; 1 patient undergoing trans-oral submandibular sialadenectomy; 1 patient undergoing transcervical submandibular sialdenectomy.