Gadve Vandana, Mohite Apurva, Bang Kshitij, Shenoi S R
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, VSPM's Dental College and Research Centre, Digdoh Hills, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Dent. 2016 Sep;7(3):162-164. doi: 10.4103/0975-962X.174594.
Salivary gland calculi account for the most common disease of the salivary glands. Most of the salivary calculi are small in size. Some calculi that reach several centimeters are reported as megaliths or giant calculi in the literature. They may occur in any of the salivary gland ducts but are most common in Wharton's duct and in the submandibular gland. This report presents clinical and radiographical sign of an unusually large sialolith. A patient came with pain in the floor of mouth. There was a swelling on floor of mouth on the left side. Radiographical examination revealed large irregular radio-opaque mass superimposed on left lateral incisor to molar areas. This case report describes a patient presenting with an unusually large submandibular gland duct sialolith, the subsequent patient management, the etiology, diagnosis, and its treatment.
涎腺结石是涎腺最常见的疾病。大多数涎腺结石体积较小。文献中报道一些长达几厘米的结石为巨结石或巨大结石。它们可发生于任何涎腺导管,但最常见于沃顿管和下颌下腺。本报告介绍了一例异常大的涎石的临床和影像学表现。一名患者因口底疼痛前来就诊。左侧口底有肿胀。影像学检查显示,左侧侧切牙至磨牙区域有一个巨大的不规则不透射线团块。本病例报告描述了一名患有异常大的下颌下腺导管涎石的患者、后续的患者管理、病因、诊断及其治疗。