[Giant calculus of the submaxillary gland]

F Martín Peña; J L Alonso Treceño; J Escapa Garrachón; F Capa

[Giant calculus of the submaxillary gland]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. Jul-Aug 1990;41(4):265-7.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

F Martín Peña¹, J L Alonso Treceño, J Escapa Garrachón, F Capa

Affiliation

¹ Servicio ORL, Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia.

PMID: 2268470

Abstract

We report an unusual case of sialolithiasis submaxillary gland in a patient with chronic renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism. The salivary calculus had a size about 6 cm. of length and 1.5 cm. of diameter and came out near spontaneous passage.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
Male
Middle Aged
Salivary Gland Calculi* / etiology
Salivary Gland Calculi* / pathology
Submandibular Gland Diseases* / etiology
Submandibular Gland Diseases* / pathology
Submandibular Gland*