In-office Transoral Hilar Sialolithotomy: A Cost-Effective and Patient-Centered Procedure.
Alexandra E TunkelTatiana FerraroTimothy Brandon ShaverWeston L NiermeyerEsther LeeArjun S JoshiPublished in: The Laryngoscope (2024)
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.