Sialolithiasis is the occurrence of calcareous concretions in the salivary ducts or glands. It is the most common pathological condition affecting the major salivary gland. It has an incidence of 0.012% in the adult population [1]. Males are more commonly affected than females with a peak incidence in 4th to 6th decades of life [2]. Most salivary calculi occur in submandibular gland (80-90%) fo...

Salivary duct obstruction secondary to calculi is a common disorder of the submandibular gland and often manifesting as painful episodic swelling of the gland during meals. Complications may arise in unresolved obstruction leading to infections, abscess formation and a hypofunctioning gland. Treatment of this disorder has evolved from the traditional sialadenectomy to organ preserving procedure...

Purpose: Radiography, Sailography, Scintigraphy, Computerized Tomography, MRI and Ultrasonography are the available diagnostic aids to diagnose salivary gland lesions. All the diagnostic aids have their own limitations in the diagnosis of salivary gland diseases. The advantage of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of salivary gland enlargements is its ease to use, less expensive, less time consum...

The introduction, 15 years ago, of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of salivary gland calculi, has changed the therapeutic approach in these patients. Aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lithotripsy in sialolithiasis, after 10 years follow-up. A review has been made of the literature to establish current opinions in diagnosis and treatment of sialolithiasis. ...

Sialolithiasis, the most common salivary gland pathology, is caused by calculi in the gland itself and its duct. While patients with small sialoliths can undergo conservative treatment, those with standard-size or larger sialoliths require sialolithotomy. In the present case study, we removed two sialoliths located beneath the mucosa in the posterior and anterior regions of Wharton's duct, resp...

Obstruction is a common problem of major salivary glands, and the most common cause is salivary calculi. The most frequent locations of sialolithiasis are submandibular gland and its duct; the vast majority of them are found in Wharton’s duct. Wharton’s duct stones are frequently single, and multiplicity is uncommon. Only about 5% of cases have more than two calculi. Based on the location and s...

Sialolithiasis is a common disorder affecting an estimated 12 in 1000 people each year and it accounts for more than fifty percent of the salivary gland diseases [1]. Although it can be found in children, it more commonly affects adults in their third to sixth decades [2]. There is a male predominance in sialoliths with some authors quoting that over 80% of the salivary calculi occur in the sub...

Sialolithiasis is the most common disorder of major salivary glands. The main site of salivary stones' formation is submandibular gland, followed by parotid and sublingual gland. The aim of this article was to present current diagnostic imaging modalities carried out in patients suspected with salivary stones on the basis of own material and review of literature.Current diagnostic imaging tools...