Parotid stone removal.
Salivary stones, or sialolithiasis, are calcifications found in the salivary ducts, less commonly in the parotid ducts and more frequently in the submandibular system. Parotid stones cause obstructions that result in parotid swellings, a decrease in salivary flow and secondary infection. The limited options for treatment of a parotid stone are varied, but include its surgical removal via dissection into the duct. The authors present a case of parotid sialolithiasis that was treated with surgical removal of the stone via an intraoral surgical approach.
Park
Mimi J Y
MJ
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Mandel
Louis
L
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000601:surgery*