title: A case of sialolithiasis in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of medicine, Mie University Hospital, Japan. okatomo@clin.medic.mie-u
authors.forename: Tomomichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Jouji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Shigeaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanase
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Shiori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tagawa
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D011506:Proteins; C020243:calcium phosphate