Table I.
Results in the literature after minimally invasive, sialographic-controlled treatment of salivary duct stenoses.
| Author (year) | Glands total (n) |
SMG (n) |
PG (n) |
Partial success of procedure (% glands) |
Complete success of procedures (% glands) |
Improve of symptoms (% patients) |
Recurrent or persistent complaints (% patients) |
Preservation of gland (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckenham et al. (1992) (1993) |
1 3 |
n.n. | 1 3 |
----- ----- |
100 100 |
n.n. n.n. |
n.n. n.n. |
n.n. n.n. |
| Roberts et al. (1995) | 3 | ----- | 3 | ----- | 100 | 100 | 33.3 | n.n. |
| Brown et al. (1997) | 30 | 6 | 24 | ----- | Total 86.7 SMG 50 PG 96 |
Total 77 SMG 33.3 PG 57 |
Total 30 SMG 66.7 PG 21.7 |
Total 93.3 SMG 33.3 PG 100 |
| Waldmann et al. (1998) | 1 | ----- | 1 | ----- | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Drage et al. (2002) | 36 | 14 | 82 | 96 | 52 | n.n. | ||
| Brown et al. (2006) | 125 | 9.6 | 71.5 | n.n. | n.n. | n.n. | ||
| Salerno et al. (2007) | 9 | 2 | 7 | Total 55.5 SMG 50 PG 57.2 |
Total 33.3 SMG 50 PG 28.6 |
Total 77.8 SMG 50 GP 85.7 |
Total 22.2 SMG 50 GP 14.3 |
n.n. |
Legend: SMG: submandibular gland, PG: parotid gland