Sublingual gland sialolithiasis: A case report
Journal
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
11
Pages
590-593
Date Issued
2007
Author(s)
Abstract
Sublingual gland sialolithiasis is rare and may be misdiagnosed as submandibular gland sialolithiasis, which is more common. It is important to preoperatively determine which gland is involved, because they require different surgical approaches. Computed tomography (CT) is useful for distinguishing between sublingual gland and submandibular gland sialolithiasis. In this paper, we report the case of a 50-year-old man with left sublingual gland sialolithiasis that was treated with excision of the left sublingual gland and the stone via a transoral approach, 6 weeks after the infection was controlled. The differential diagnosis between sublingual gland and submandibular gland sialolithiases, by use of CT images, is discussed from an anatomic viewpoint. ? 2007 Elsevier. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Computed tomography; Sialolithiasis; Sublingual gland; Submandibular gland
SDGs
Other Subjects
adult; anamnesis; article; case report; clinical feature; computer assisted tomography; diabetes mellitus; human; male; sialolithiasis; sublingual gland; submandibular gland; surgical technique
Publisher
Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Type
journal article