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Shock wave lithotripsy of a parotid duct calculus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

W. K. A. Kedjanyi  and
D. Gupta
W. K. A. Kedjanyi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
D. Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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Abstract

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, a relatively new non-invasive method of treating salivary gland calculi, is rarely used in UK hospitals. We present a case of parotid duct calculus treated successfully by lithotripsy in a United Kingdom (UK) district General Hospital.

Keywords

LithotripsySalivary Gland Calculi
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 61 - 62
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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