Sialendoscopy and sialendoscopically-assisted operations in the treatment of lithiasis of the submandibular and parotid glands: our experience of 239 cases.

We present the results of treatment of sialolithiasis of the submandibular and parotid glands using sialendoscopy and sialendoscopy-assisted surgery. Between 2009-2013, 397 consecutive patients (mean (range) age 48 (18-76) years) were treated for obstructive diseases of the major salivary glands (sialolithiasis n=239, 175 submandibular and 64 parotid). In a total of 175 patients with 191 stones in the submandibular gland treated by endoscopic retrieval or surgical release, 149 patients (85%) were rendered free of stones (by sialendoscopy alone n=82, and sialendoscopy with operation n=67) Twenty patients (11%) had residual stones and 6 patients (4%) required excisionof the gland.

Long-term results of the Er-Yag laser used in stapes surgery.

Stapes surgery is performed using both conventional techniques and a variety of laser systems. The Er-Yag laser is a type of pulsation laser deemed by many to be the safest for ear surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term effects of using the Er-Yag laser in stapes surgery and its impact on inner ear function.

[Stapedotomie with the use of CO2 laser--"one shot" technique].

Introduction: CO2 laser is used in stapes surgery due to good water absorption and quite optimal ablation of a bony structure without the influence of inner ear parameters.

Aim Of The Study: the assessment of the influence of CO2 - "one shot" laser on hearing results in the patients group with otosclerosis.

Material And Method: The study was carried out on a patients group after surgical treatment.

[Sialendoscopy in treatment of sialolithiasis--our own experience based on group of 95 patients].

Objectives: The introduction of minimally invasive surgical procedures has significantly reduced the rate of major salivary gland removal due to sialolithiasis. The aim of the analysis was to assess the effectiveness of sialoendoscopy and combined approach in most difficult cases.

Material And Methods: prospective study, tertiary university centre (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Poznan), between XII 2008 and V 2012, 207 sialendoscopies were performed in 197 patients.

Comparison between 2 laser systems, Er-Yag and CO2, in stapes surgery.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare 2 laser systems, Er-Yag and CO2, in stapes surgery.

Study Design: The study design was retrospective.

Setting: The study was conducted at an academic tertiary referral center.

The impact of prelaryngeal node metastases on early glottic cancer treatment results.

The aim of the study was to examine the impact of positive prelaryngeal node on the outcome of early glottic cancer and to compare the rate of local and regional recurrences and overall survival rates in patients with positive and negative Delphian node (DN). In the years 1989-2008, a consecutive cohort of 212 patients with T1b and T2 glottic cancer with anterior commisure involvement were treated by means of supracricoid partial reconstructive laryngectomies. No adjuvant radiotherapy was administered.