Sialolithiasis: retrospective analysis of the effect of an escalating treatment algorithm on patient-perceived health-related quality of life.
Julian LommenLara K SchornBenjamin RothChristian NaujoksJörg HandschelHenrik HoltmannNorbert R KüblerChristoph SprollPublished in: Head & face medicine (2021)
The analyzed treatment algorithm of increasing invasiveness is a favorable and effective tool to successfully treat sialolithiasis in > 86% of cases. For the first time, the present study shows that patient-perceived improvement of HRQoL due to ease of symptoms has an even higher success rate of > 94%.