Table II.
Follow-up of patients undergoing conservative transoral surgery.
| Early sequelae | n | % |
| None | 114 | 23.9 |
| Swelling only | 125 | 26.1 |
| Swelling and oedema | 122 | 25.4 |
| Tingling | 108 | 22.5 |
| Lingual nerve injury (transient) | 10 | 2.1 |
| Late complications | ||
| None | 452 | 94.4 |
| Oral mycosis | 0 | 0 |
| Tingling | 3 | 0.6 |
| Ranula | 0 | 0 |
| Hilar stenosis | 24 | 5 |
| Lingual nerve injury (persistent) | 0 | 0 |
| Follow-up results | ||
| No residual stones at US | 425 | 88.7 |
| Residual stones at US | 54 | 11.3 |
| Subjective evaluation | ||
| No symptoms | 408 | 85.1 |
| Recurrent obstructive symptoms | 59 | 12.3 |
| Recurrent infections | 12 | 2.6 |
| Post-surgery treatments | ||
| Interventional sialendoscopy | 31 | 43.7 |
| Other transoral removal | 8 | 11.3 |
| Sialoadenectomy | 7 | 9.8 |
| ESWL | 6 | 8.6 |
| None | 19 | 26.6 |