title: Recurrent calculus formation following removal of the submandibular salivary gland.
abstract: Three cases are presented in which calculi appear to have reformed in the submandibular duct many years after the total removal of the submandibular gland. The basis for this is presumed to be the existence of communications between the sublingual glandular complex and the remaining submandibular duct.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000601:surgery*; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000601:surgery; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery*