In-office Transoral Hilar Sialolithotomy: A Cost-Effective and Patient-Centered Procedure

Authors

Alexandra E. Tunkel, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Tatiana Ferraro, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Timothy B. Shaver, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Weston L. Niermeyer, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Esther Lee, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Arjun S. Joshi, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

3-26-2024

Journal

The Laryngoscope

DOI

10.1002/lary.31407

Keywords

in‐office procedure; salivary stones; sialolithiasis; sialolithotomy; submandibular

Abstract

Transoral sialolithotomy performed in-office under local anesthesia is routinely performed for distal submandibular stones. We demonstrate the senior author's novel practice of in-office transoral sialolithotomy for hilar and intraglandular stones. A review of cases performed by the senior author revealed similar rates of complication and stone recurrence as those reported in the literature from removal under general anesthesia. Laryngoscope, 2024.

APA Citation

Tunkel, Alexandra E.; Ferraro, Tatiana; Shaver, Timothy B.; Niermeyer, Weston L.; Lee, Esther; and Joshi, Arjun S., "In-office Transoral Hilar Sialolithotomy: A Cost-Effective and Patient-Centered Procedure" (2024). GW Authored Works. Paper 4478.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/4478

Department

Surgery