J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.
2010 Apr;36(2):141-144. 10.5125/jkaoms.2010.36.2.141.
Giant sialolithiasis of the submandibular gland: a case report
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea. justina@catholic.ac.kr
- KMID: 2189998
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2010.36.2.141
Abstract
- Sialolithiasis is the common pathology of salivary gland. The size of sialoliths vary from 1 mm to a few cm, but most of that are less than 10 mm. Large sialoliths (larger than 15 mm) are extremely rare. It is called Giant sialolithiasis or megalith. Symptom of the giant sialolithiasis is similar to that of regular sialolithiasis. First choice of treatment is removal of the stone. Many literatures reported various methods to remove the sialoliths. For this case report, we accidentally found the giant sialolith on the computed tomography taken for dental implant, and successfully removed the stone by minimal invasive surgical approach. Base on this result, we report this case with literature reviews.
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