ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023
Transoral Robotic Surgery in the Management of Submandibular Gland Sialoliths: A Systematic Review.
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- [Update on salivary gland surgery].HNO · 2026Review
- Giant Asymptomatic Submandibular Sialolith: A Case Report Accompanied by Systematic Review.Clinics and practice · 2025Review
- Evaluation of a new developed robotic system for head and neck surgery: a prospective study.Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Transoral Robotic Surgery in the Management of Submandibular Gland Sialoliths: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
This study aimed to systematically review the literature to determine the efficacy and safety of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in the management of submandibular gland (SMG) sialolithiasis. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane were searched for English-language articles evaluating TORS in the management of SMG stones published up to 12 September 2022. Nine studies with a total of 99 patients were included. Eight patients underwent TORS followed by sialendoscopy (TS); 11 patients underwent sialendoscopy followed by TORS and sialendoscopy (STS); 4 patients underwent sialendoscopy followed by TORS only (ST); and 4 patients underwent TORS without sialendoscopy (T). The mean operative time amounted to 90.97 min. The mean procedure success rate reached 94.97%, with the highest for ST (100%) and T (100%), followed by the TS (95.04%) and STS (90.91%) variants. The mean follow-up time was 6.81 months. Transient lingual nerve injury occurred in 28 patients (28.3%) and was resolved in all of them within the mean of 1.25 months. No permanent lingual nerve injury was reported. TORS is a safe and effective management modality for hilar and intraparenchymal SMG sialoliths, with high procedural success in terms of successful sialolith removal, SMG preservation, and reduced risk of permanent postoperative lingual nerve damage.
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