Laser lithotripsy of salivary stones: Correlation with physical and radiological parameters

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Florian SchrötzlmairRonald Sroka

Abstract

Sialolithiasis is a common disease of the major salivary glands. Owing to the variety of conservative and minimally invasive techniques, it is now possible to treat most cases of sialolithiasis without removal of the affected salivary gland. One treatment option is the endoscopic removal of the calculi. In cases of larger concretions, intraductal disintegration using laser-induced shock waves can be appropriate to allow endoscopic removal. In the present study, we investigated whether physical and radiological parameters of salivary stones can effectively predict the applicability of laser lithotripsy. Furthermore, we determined to what extent the applied laser energy resulted in tissue damage. In addition to basic parameters like size and density, we analysed 47 salivary stones using fluorescence spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and dual-energy computed tomography. Subsequent fragmentation of all stones was performed with a Ho:YAG laser in a near-contact manner. Fragmentation rates were calculated and correlated with the previously measured physical and radiological parameters. Finally, to test for tissue damage, we performed HE-histology of salivary duct mucosa treated with the same laser energy used f...Continue Reading

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