1/6. Parotid sialolithiasis.This report documents an unusual case of buccal mucosa swelling due to a giant (25 x 13 mm), parotid duct sialolith. review of the literature disclosed that this is the largest parotid sialolith ever reported. diagnostic imaging and treatment are described.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/6. Giant submandibular calculus. A case report.A case of giant mandibular calculus, 6.5 X 5.5 cm, is presented. The management of this condition is reviewed and an explanation offered for the occurrence of these calculi.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/6. A giant submandibular sialolith: management and complications.A case of a 55-year-old man with an unusually large asymptomatic stone (3.5 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm) lying in the Wharton's duct is presented.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/6. Giant salivary calculi: an orocervical fistula caused by a submandibular gland calculus.Large calculi of the salivary glands are rare. They may go undetected for many years. The authors report three cases of giant submandibular gland calculi. In one patient, the calculus was an incidental finding. In all patients, the mass was in the substance of the gland; in one, the configuration of the mass was unusual and it had eroded through the floor of the buccal cavity forming an orocervical fistula (the first such report) and in another the mass occupied a small portion of Wharton's duct. The histopathologic findings in all three cases were of nonspecific chronic inflammation. All the patients made a smooth recovery and had no complaints at follow-up.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/6. Large calculi of the submandibular salivary glands.salivary calculi occur in the submandibular and parotid glands, and their ducts, and occasionally reach a large size. However, little information is available on the composition of these giant stones. 2 cases are reported of unusually large calculi of the submandibular salivary glands. The glands were excised, and the results of chemical and infrared analysis of the calculi are presented.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/6. Giant sialolithiasis appearing as odontogenic infection.The dentist frequently is called on to diagnose pathoses of the head and neck region. Two reports of giant submandibular sialoliths that were originally diagnosed as submandibular space odontogenic infections are presented. Careful history, and physical and radiographic examinations are necessary to assure proper diagnosis and treatment of this condition.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |