Stensen's duct sialolith in a geriatric patient
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Unusual giant sialolith of Wharton's duct
Salivary gland calculi account for the most common disease of the salivary glands. Most of the salivary calculi are small in size. Some calculi that reach several centimeters are reported as megaliths or giant calculi in the literature. They may occur in any of the salivary gland ducts but are most common in Wharton's duct and in the submandibular gland. This report presents clinical and radiog...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Pain
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2005-9159,2093-0569
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2018.31.3.221