Table I.
Cohort of patients treated at the University Hospital of Cagliari.
| Case | Sex | Age | Gland | No. stones |
Size | Laser | Stent | Resolution of symptoms |
Baloon | Recurrence | Further treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 58 | SM | / | / | - | - | Y | Y | N | - |
| 2 | M | 53 | SM | 1 | 10 | - | - | N | - | - | Delayed sialectomy |
| 3 | M | 40 | P | 1 | 10 | - | - | N | - | - | Delayed sialectomy |
| 4 | F | 8 | P | / | / | - | - | Y | - | Y | Washing + dilatation |
| 5 | F | 83 | SM | 1 | 4 | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 6 | F | 26 | SM | 1 | 4 | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 7 | M | 44 | SM | 1 | 7 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 8 | F | 34 | SM | 1 | 8 | Y | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 9 | F | 40 | SM | 1 | 6 | Y | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 10 | F | 38 | SM | 1 | 10 | Y | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 11 | F | 67 | P | 1 | 11 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 12* | F | 58 | P | 3 | 4-5-7 | Y | Y | Y | - | Y | Washing |
| 13 | F | 30 | P Bil. | / | / | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 14 | M | 51 | P | 1 | 7 | Y | - | Y | Y | Y | Delayed sialectomy for long-term stricture |
| 15 | M | 78 | P Bil. | 1+1 | 4-8.5 | Y | Y | Y | - | Y | Yag:Holmium + dilatation |
| 16 | M | 12 | P Bil. | / | / | - | - | Y | Y | N | - |
| 17 | M | 62 | SM | 1 | 3.5 | - | Y | Y | Y | N | - |
| 18** | M | 69 | SM | 1 | 15 | Y | - | - | - | - | Sialectomy |
| 19 | F | 19 | P | 1 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 20 | M | 40 | SM | 1 | 14 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - |
| 21 | F | 65 | P | 2 | 1-4 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - |
| 22** | M | 45 | SM | / | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Sialectomy |
| 23 | M | 52 | P | / | / | - | - | Y | Y | N | - |
| 24 | F | 58 | P | / | / | - | - | Y | Y | Y | Washing + dilatation |
| 25** | M | 26 | SM | 1 | > 10 | - | - | - | - | - | Sialectomy |
| 26 | M | 37 | P | 1 | 1 | - | - | Y | Y | N | - |
| 27 | M | 38 | SM | 2 | 8-6 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 28 | M | 37 | P | 1 | 6 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 29 | F | 27 | P | 2 | 3-5 | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 30 | F | 19 | SM | 2 | 1-4.5 | - | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 31 | F | 9 | P Bil. | / | / | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 32 | M | 39 | SM | 1 | 8 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 33** | F | 53 | SM | 1 | 15 | Y | - | - | - | - | Sialectomy after ductal perforation |
| 34 | F | 42 | P | 1 | 10 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 35 | F | 63 | SM | 1 | 9 | - | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 36 | F | 63 | P + SM | / | / | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 37 | F | 9 | P Bil. | / | / | - | - | Y | Y | N | - |
| 38 | M | 10 | P Bil. | / | / | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 39 | M | 9 | P Bil. | / | / | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 40 | F | 56 | P | / | / | - | - | Y | Y | N | - |
| 41 | F | 38 | P | 3 | 2-4-4 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 42 | M | 42 | SM | 1 | 8 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 43*** | M | 59 | P | 1 | 11 | - | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 44 | F | 30 | SM | 1 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | - | N | - |
| 45 | F | 76 | P | / | / | - | Y | Y | Y | N | - |
| 46*** | M | 40 | P | 1 | 8 | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 47 | F | 46 | SM | 3 | 1.8-1.8-1.8 | - | - | Y | - | N | - |
| 48*** | F | 48 | P | / | / | - | - | N | - | - | Delayed sialectomy |
*
Case n. 12 had 3 stones but only the stone of 7 mm was removed after fragmentation.
**
The sialectomy was performed after the endoscopic procedure during the same anaesthesia.
***
Patients treated through a combined approach.