Sialolith Internal Submandibular Gland by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy(ESWL) with EDAP LT-02.

Abstract

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is one of the treatments for sialolithiasis without surgical excision. ESWL applies for a patient who is in primary condition of sialolith internal submandibular gland. As the device of ESWL, there are EDAP LT-01 and EDAP LT-02. LT-01 is a former device and LT-02 is a improved device. These device like LT-01 and LT-02 make ESWL treatment more effective, especially, a improved device LT-02. LT-02 has been already used in urology, but there are not many reported about using LT-02 in silolithiasis case. However, LT-02 gives the operation promptly, makes the angle of focusing exactly, and shows a precise of echo imaging. All the reasons have proven that LT-02 has better effectual device on the lithotripsy than LT-01 in the field of urology.This report is our experiment about ESWL for sialolith internal submandibular gland using LT-02. We experience with a client who is 26 year-old female. She complains of the pain for swelling in the left side of digastric triangle. She has the treatment of ESWL and is recovered from her chief complain. As a result of our experiment, we think that ESWL using LT-02 has more effectual device for the treatment of sialolith internal submandibular gland than a former device LT-01.