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Fig. 3

From: Sialolithiasis: retrospective analysis of the effect of an escalating treatment algorithm on patient-perceived health-related quality of life

Fig. 3

Number of successfully treated patients per step of the escalating treatment algorithm for submandibular gland (SMG) [blue] and parotid gland (PG) [orange]. From left to right: (1) conservative treatment by massage and sialogogues, (2) incision of Wharton’s duct, (3) interventional sialendoscopy (ISE), (4) extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWT), (5) intraoral endoscopy-assisted sialolithotomy (IEAS) and (6) sialadenectomy

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