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Table 2 Sialendoscopy clinical characteristics

From: Quality of life after sialendoscopy: prospective non-randomized study

Sialendoscopy clinical characteristics

N

Percent

37

100%

Sialendoscopy alone

32

86.50%

Combined sialendoscopy

5

13.50%

Sialendoscopy procedures (more than one)

  

 Endoscopic stone extraction

20

54.10%

 Endoscopic dilatation

33

89.20%

 Intraductal stenting

30

81.10%

 Intraductal steroids

37

100%

Sialendoscopy diagnosis verified (more than one)

  

 Pure stones

15

40.50%

 Parotid stones

3

8.10%

 Submandibular stones

18

48.60%

 Stones and stenosis

4

10.80%

 Papilla stenosis

12

32.40%

 Parotid duct stenosis

9

24.30%

 Submandibular duct stenosis

5

13.50%

Papilla types

  

 A

18

48.60%

 B

7

18.90%

 C

2

5.40%

 D

4

10.80%

 E

6

16.20%

Procedures on papilla (more than one)

  

 Papillotomy

10

27.00%

 Dilatation

13

35.10%

 Opening floor of mouth

10

27.00%

 Marsupialization

12

32.40%

 Stenting

37

100%

Stones characteristics

  

 Single

14

37.80%

 Multiple

6

16.20%

Post-operative complications

  

 Lost stent

4

10.80%

 Infection

0

0%

 Dehiscence

0

0%

Endoscopic duct classification LSD

  

 L0

16

43.20%

 L1

12

32.40%

 L2

4

10.80%

 L3

5

13.50%

 S0

17

45.90%

 S1

13

35.10%

 S2

3

8.10%

 S3

3

8.10%

 S4

1

2.70%

 D0

17

45.90%

 D1

11

29.70%

 D2

9

24.30%

 D3

0

0%

Complications

4

10.80%

Sialendoscopy time duration (min)

  

(average, range)

139.5

80–210

Post-operatory Pain (VAS 0–10)

  

(average/ range)

1.3

0–3

  1. Bold values indicate the findings of statistical significance
  2. LSD lithiasis, stenosis and dilatation endoscopic classification, VAS pain Visual Analogic Scale