title: Sialolithiasis.
abstract: Sialolithiasis occurs most commonly in the submandibular gland. The vast majority of salivary stones are single, with only 3 percent occurring bilaterally. Patients with distal submandibular stones may be treated with simple sialolithotomy. Other causes of salivary gland enlargement include mumps, tumors, acute suppurative sialadenitis and granulomatous disease.
authors.affiliation: Medical Center, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McKenna
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bostock
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: McMenamin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery