title: A large sialolith on the parenchyma of the submandibular gland: A case report.
abstract: A 45-year-old female was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with the complaint of pain in the right submandibular region and a dry mouth, which had started one week previously. A clinical examination revealed a swelling and tenderness in the right submandibular region. Panoramic radiography and computed tomography identified a sialolith in the submandibular gland. Surgery on the sialolith was subsequently completed under general anesthesia extraorally. A brownish stone was present in the parenchyma of the submandibular gland, measuring 14×10 mm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-727, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-727, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Ok
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-727, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kwantae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-727, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Deok-Won
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: salivary stone; sialoadenectomy; sialolithiasis; submandibular gland