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Salivary stone lithotripsy in the HIV patient
Pasquale Capaccio1, Antonella d'Arminio Monforte, Mauro Moroni
1L. Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Objective:
To investigate the use of shock-wave lithotripsy in the treatment of salivary gland disease in HIV-positive patients.
Study Design:
Four patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus with ultrasonographically confirmed sialolithiasis (three male patients, mean age 33.5 years, range 19-41 years) were treated with extracorporeal electromagnetic shock-wave lithotripsy.
Results:
All but one of the patients were successfully treated or experienced relief, with complete stone clearance demonstrated by ultrasonography 12 months after lithotripsy.
Conclusion:
Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy is a safe, effective and minimally invasive technique for the nonsurgical treatment of HIV-positive patients with sialolithiasis.
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