Giant salivary calculi of the submandibular gland

C Fowell; A MacBean

doi:10.1093/jscr/2012.9.6

Giant salivary calculi of the submandibular gland

J Surg Case Rep. 2012 Sep 1;2012(9):6. doi: 10.1093/jscr/2012.9.6.

Authors

C Fowell¹, A MacBean¹

Affiliation

¹ Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK.

Abstract

Sialolithasis is the most common salivary gland disease. A case of an unusually large sialolith arising in the submandibular gland is presented, along with a review of the management of giant salivary gland calculi.