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Giant Sialolithiasis in Submandibular Gland Growing over Extended Period: A Case Report.
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll
December 2024
Department of Oral Pathobiological Science and Surgery, Tokyo Dental College.
Sialolithiasis is a common disease of the salivary glands. This report describes a rare case of a submandibular gland sialolithiasis that grew over an extended period. The patient was a 72-year-old woman who presented with a mass in the right submandibular gland that had remained untreated for approximately 34 years.
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Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND.
Sialolithiasis is among the most common pathological conditions of the salivary glands. It is characterized by blockage of the salivary gland excretory duct or by the formation of calcareous concretions, resulting in salivary stasis and causing salivary gland swelling. Most sialoliths generally arise in the submandibular gland and duct.
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Ear Nose Throat J
June 2023
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei.
Sialolithiasis is one of the most common diseases of salivary glands. More than 80% of the sialoliths occur in the submandibular gland. While most of the calculi are less than 10 mm in size, 7.
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March 2023
Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas", Athens, GRC.
Sialolithiasis is a common disease characterized by the formation of calculi within the salivary glands or their ducts. Although many cases of large stones located within the submandibular gland have previously been reported, the presence of a giant stone within Wharton's duct is extremely rare. We report the case of a patient who presented with an unusually large stone measuring about 6 cm in the greatest dimension located within Wharton's duct and causing local swelling and pain.
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Article Synopsis
- Sialoliths are hard, calcified deposits in the salivary glands, with giant ones being over 3.5 cm, although most are smaller.
- A patient experienced two years of pain and swelling in the right submandibular area, worsening during meals, leading to a diagnosis through clinical and imaging studies.
- A large sialolith was effectively removed using a minimally invasive technique, resulting in symptom relief; newer treatment methods are emerging, but transoral sialolithotomy remains the primary approach.
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