Giant Sialolith of Submandibular Duct

Journal of Nepal Medical Association

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Pirabu Sakthivel¹  Rijendra Yogal¹  Sanjoy Singh¹  Prateek Sharma¹  Chirom Amit Singh¹ 

[1] Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

关键词: Giant Sialoliths;    Wharton’s duct;    Sialolithiasis;   

DOI  :  10.31729/jnma.3114

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Nepal Medical Association since

【 摘 要 】

Sialolithiasis is one of the most common diseases of salivary glands and commonly involves submandibular gland and ducts. “Giant sialoliths” typically measure more than 15 mm in any dimension. Here, an unusual case of sialolith in submandibular duct is reported which progressed into a giant sialolith in six months’ time is reported. A 42-year-old man presented with complaints of recurrent pain and swelling in the right submandibular area. A large stone was palpable intraorally within the Wharton’s duct and intra-operatively, an elongated giant sialolith of 50 mm length was found which is the second largest to be published till date.

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