Table III.
Interventional sialendoscopy - main procedures used.
| Parotid gland | |
| Endoscopic stone removal (%) | 172 (29.5) |
| Intraductal lithotripsy (%) | 37 (6.3) |
| Manually drills (%) | 3 (0.5) |
| Laser (%) | 33 (5.6) |
| Other (%) | 1 (0.2) |
| Stenosis dilatation | 117 (20.0) |
| Endoscope (%) | 89 (15.2) |
| Endoscope (%) | 89 (15.2) |
| Balloon (%) | 28 (4.8) |
| Exclusive ductal irrigation (%) | 258 (44.2) |
| Total | 584 (100) |
| Additional procedures during parotid gland sialendoscopy | |
| Papillotomy or limited sialodochotomy (% of all parotid stones) | 34 (15.8) |
| Ductal irrigation combined to previous procedures (% all procedures) | 314 (53.8) |
| Salivary stent (% all procedures) | 88 (15.1) |
| Submandibular Gland | |
| Endoscopic stone removal (%) | 456 (62.9) |
| Intraductal lithotripsy (%) | 48 (6.6) |
| Manually drills (%) | 2 (0.3) |
| Laser (%) | 41 (5.7) |
| Other (%) | 5 (0.7) |
| Stenosis dilatation | 105 (14.5) |
| Endoscope (%) | 86 (11.9) |
| Balloon (%) | 19 (2.6) |
| Exclusive ductal irrigation (%) | 112 (15.4) |
| Other (%) | 4 (0.6) |
| Total | 725 (100) |
| Additional procedures during submandibular gland sialendoscopy | |
| Papillotomy or limited sialodochotomy (% of all submandibular stones) | 103 (20.5) |
| Ductal irrigation combined to other procedures (% of all procedures) | 264 (36.4) |
| Salivary stent (% all procedures) | 223 (30.8) |