Intra-oral surgical access for the treatment of bilateral submandibular sialolithiasis: case report

Authors

  • Ricardo Martins Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
  • Carlos Augusto Ferreira Alves Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
  • Edson Martins de Oliveira Junior Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
  • Fernando Melhem Elias Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
  • Antônio Carlos de Campos Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.%25y.36461

Keywords:

Salivary gland calculi, Submandibular gland, Surgical procedures, Operative.

Abstract

Sialolithiasis is a disease that affects the salivary glands. It is characterized by the presence of calcified structures within the duct system or within the glandular parenchyma. Those calculi, or sialoliths, can obstruct normal salivary flow, potentially leading to infectious sialadenitis, with pain, local swelling, and purulent discharge. Treatment typically consists of the surgical removal
of the calculus, often in conjunction with sialoadenectomy. The authors report an atypical case of bilateral submandibular gland sialolithiasis treated conservatively, using intra-oral access to remove the calculi.

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Author Biographies

  • Ricardo Martins, Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
    Department of Dentistry - Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
  • Carlos Augusto Ferreira Alves, Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
    Department of Dentistry - Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
  • Edson Martins de Oliveira Junior, Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
    Department of Dentistry - Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
  • Fernando Melhem Elias, Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.

    Department of Dentistry - Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.

    Department of Surgery - Prosthesis and Maxillofacial Trauma - Faculdade de Odontologia - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.

  • Antônio Carlos de Campos, Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.

    Department of Dentistry - Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.

    Department of Surgery - Prosthesis and Maxillofacial Trauma - Faculdade de Odontologia - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.

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Published

2012-06-08

Issue

Section

Article / Clinical Case Report

How to Cite

Martins, R., Alves, C. A. F., Junior, E. M. de O., Elias, F. M., & de Campos, A. C. (2012). Intra-oral surgical access for the treatment of bilateral submandibular sialolithiasis: case report. Autopsy and Case Reports, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.%y.36461