Advantages of intraoral removal over submandibular gland resection for proximal submandibular stones: a prospective randomized study

• Published in: The Laryngoscope Vol. 120; no. 11; p. 2189
• Main Authors: Eun, Young Gyu, Chung, Dae Han, Kwon, Kee Hwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Calculi - diagnostic imaging; Calculi - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Oral Surgical Procedures - methods; Prospective Studies; Radiography; Salivary Gland Calculi - diagnostic imaging; Salivary Gland Calculi - surgery; Salivary Glands - surgery; Severity of Illness Index; Statistics, Nonparametric; Submandibular Gland Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Submandibular Gland Diseases - surgery; Treatment Outcome

To compare surgical outcomes after intraoral removal of proximal submandibular stones versus traditional submandibular gland (SMG) resection. : A prospective randomized study. Forty-four consecutive patients were diagnosed with proximal submandibular stones in the hilum of the submandibular gland by...