Outcome and follow-up
The total procedure time was about 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for the robotic setting, thus minimizing tissue damage in the oral floor and subjective complaints. The patient was discharged the first day after surgery. The patient was clinically re-examined after one week, one month and three months after surgery to evaluate the course of wound healing and the recovery of clear secretory flow from the papilla after gland massage. An ultrasonographic examination was performed three months after the procedure to check the echogenicity of the glandular parenchyma and ascertain any ductal system dilation or residual stones. No post-operative complications, such as tingling of the tongue, persistent lingual nerve injury, ranula, or recurrent sialadenitis due to hilar stenosis, were observed.