Sialolithiasis is one of the commonest disease of salivary glands. Submandibular salivary gland or its duct is a major site of sialolithiasis and it is always leads to sialadenitis. However large sialolith formation and self-extrusion is a rare condition. A case of submandibular sialolithiasis is reported where patient presents with recurrent submandibular swelling and subsequently end up with a spontaneous extrusion. The mechanisms and management of the salivary gland calculi are also discussed.
Salivary Gland Calculi

Parotid sialolithiasis accounts for 10 to 20% of all cases of sialolithiasis that involves the head and neck and presents management challenges for a variety of reasons. In this report, we present a rare case of removing a double stone in Stensen's duct by anexternal approach (open parotid sialolithotomy).
Head ; Neck ; Salivary Duct Calculi ; Salivary Ducts ; Salivary Gland Calculi

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Lip* ; Salivary Gland Calculi* ; Salivary Glands, Minor*

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Lithotripsy* ; Salivary Gland Calculi* ; Salivary Glands* ; Shock*

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Humans ; Salivary Ducts ; Salivary Gland Calculi

Sialolithiasis is a major cause of salivary gland dysfunction. The majority of sialolithiasis or salivary stones are found in the submandibular glands or in its duct. As such, the sublingual gland is a very rare site for stone formation. We described a 30-year-old woman with multiple sialoliths in the sublingual gland. These sialoliths were removed by transoral sublingual sialadenectomy. A total of 11 calculi were found.
Adult ; Calculi ; Female ; Humans ; Salivary Duct Calculi ; Salivary Gland Calculi ; Salivary Glands ; Sublingual Gland ; Submandibular Gland

Manufacturing method and technical procedure of 'SNU Sialoop', which was a new device designed for removal of sialolith, were introduced. Two cases about removal of Wharton' duct sialolith using SNU Sialoop were presented.
Calculi* ; Equipment Design ; Salivary Duct Calculi ; Salivary Ducts ; Salivary Gland Calculi ; Submandibular Gland

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.
Dental Implants ; Salivary Gland Calculi ; Salivary Glands ; Submandibular Gland

Sialolithiasis, the most common salivary gland pathology, is caused by calculi in the gland itself and its duct. While patients with small sialoliths can undergo conservative treatment, those with standard-size or larger sialoliths require sialolithotomy. In the present case study, we removed two sialoliths located beneath the mucosa in the posterior and anterior regions of Wharton's duct, respectively. For the posterior calculus, we performed sialolithotomy via an intra-oral approach; thereafter, the small anterior calculus near the duct orifice was removed by hydraulic power. This method has not previously been reported. There were no complications either during the operation or postoperatively, and the salivary function of the gland remained normal.
Calculi* ; Humans ; Methods* ; Mucous Membrane ; Needles* ; Pathology ; Salivary Ducts ; Salivary Gland Calculi ; Salivary Glands ; Submandibular Gland

INTRODUCTION: Sialolithes are initiated by localized deposition of calcified material in the salivary glands. And that may even cause various symptom especially swelling and pain. This study purposes to collect statistical data of sialolithiasis for clinical analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Among forty seven patients who have visited Seoul National University Dental Hospital during 2004-2009, patients' age, sex, location and size of stone, radiodensity of stone, symptom, surgical procedure were investigated. Statistical correlation between size, location, symptom was evaluated. Chemical composition was analyzed for 3 sialolithes. RESULTS: The average age was 41.4 years. Sialolithiasis had slight female predilection (57.4%). Most cases occurred in the submandibular glands (91.5%). And most cases had radiopaque features (95.8%). The average size was 7.17 mm. The most frequent location of the stones were the duct orifice and the submandibular gland hilum (16 cases in each), followed by the middle part of the duct (n=8), the intraglandular area (n=4), and the proximal part of the duct (n=3). Eleven cases were asymptomatic. Thirty six cases had complaints of pain, swelling, hardness, and decrease in saliva flow (multiple symptoms). Various methods of surgery was performed. Two cases were self-removed. Thirty seven cases underwent procedure involving stone removal alone. Six cases underwent gland extirpation, and two cases underwent ductoplasty. CONCLUSION: There was no statistical correlation between size, location, and symptoms. Sialolith was composed of Ca (58.5-69.3%), P (30.7-35.7%), organic material, and trace inorganic material.
Female ; Hardness ; Humans ; Saliva ; Salivary Duct Calculi ; Salivary Gland Calculi ; Salivary Glands ; Submandibular Gland