title: Sialolithiasis in a stump of Wharton's duct of an aplastic unilateral submandibular gland.
abstract: Congenital absence of the salivary glands is an uncommon disorder. Isolated aplasia of a unilateral submandibular gland is rare and only 6 cases have been reported. The formation of a sialolith within the remaining Wharton's duct, associated with isolated aplasia of a unilateral submandibular gland, has not been reported previously. The authors report two cases of sialolithiasis within the ipsilateral remaining Wharton's duct in patients with isolated aplasia of a unilateral submandibular gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018987:Salivary Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery