A case of sialolithiasis in a child.
Sialolithiasis is a comparatively rare disease in children. Here, we report the case of a female aged 5 years and 7 months old with sialolithiasis of the submandibular duct, and we examine the causal factors, diagnostic techniques and treatment methods for the disease based on a review of the literature.
Oka
Tomomichi
T
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of medicine, Mie University Hospital, Japan. okatomo@clin.medic.mie-u
Nomura
Jouji
J
Matsumura
Yoshihiko
Y
Yanase
Shigeaki
S
Nagata
Takayuki
T
Uno
Shiori
S
Tagawa
Toshiro
T
D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D011506:Proteins; C020243:calcium phosphate