Advantages of submandibular gland preservation surgery over submandibular gland resection for proximal submandibular stones.

Objectives: This study sought to compare surgical outcomes after the removal of submandibular gland (SMG) stones via 2 different surgical methods.

Materials And Methods: From June 2015 to July 2016, a total of 40 patients with SMG stones were selected from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, China Medical University (Shenyang, China), and were randomly assigned to 2 groups. Twenty patients underwent sialendoscopy-assisted stone removal via extraoral incision with preservation of the SMG, and 20 patients underwent traditional SMG resection.

Evaluation of Sialendoscopy-Assisted Treatment of Submandibular Gland Stones.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficiency of sialendoscopy-assisted operations in the treatment of submandibular gland stones.

Materials And Methods: The data from 8 patients with sialolithiasis who underwent sialendoscopy from August 2015 to January 2016 at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, China Medical University (Shenyang, China) were retrospectively reviewed. All the patients had undergone preoperative technetium-99m pertechnetate salivary gland scintigraphy.