Standardization of Basket Use in Sialendoscopy: A Ten-Year Retrospective StudyGiulianno Molina de Melo 1,2, Murilo Catafesta das Neves 1,2, Marcello Rosano 1,2, Rafael Dias Romero 1,2, Julia Geraldo Vieira 2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Surgery in Head and Neck, Federal University of São Paulo / Paulista School of Medicine (UNIFESP/EPM), 2Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Beneficencia Portuguesa of Sao Paulo Hospital
We present the standardization of the basket use in sialendoscopy for obstructive sialolithiasis in a consecutive ten-year series of patients with obstructive salivary gland, describing localization, stone evaluation, size estimation, choosing basket type, and choosing approach technique (Frontal, Side-to-Side, Back-to-Forward) to achieve a high success rate in its removal.
