title: A rare case of asymptomatic bilateral submandibular gland sialolithiasis: a giant, fistulized calculus on the right and multiple calculi on the left.
abstract: Sialolithiasis is the most common disease of the submandibular gland; sialoliths account for at least 80% of all salivary duct calculi. We present a rare case of asymptomatic bilateral submandibular gland sialoliths. On the right, the patient had a giant (35 × 35 mm) sialolith that had fistulized into the oral cavity. In the left submandibular gland, he had 30 differently sized sialoliths.
authors.affiliation: ENT Clinic, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ulucanlar Mamak, Ankara, Turkey. emir.hatice@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Emir
authors.forename: Zeynep Kizilkaya
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Kaptan
authors.forename: Hakki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uzunkulaoglu
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dogan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery