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Volume 5 Issue 11 (November, 2017)

Case Reports

Sialolithiasis of the Wharton’s duct - Report of 3 cases
Sukhvinder Singh Rana, Saurabh Arya

Submandibular gland lithiasis is common obstructive disease of salivary gland. Submandibular gland lithiasis is most commonly seen in males. It causes pain and swelling in the region of gland. We have reported three cases of submandibular gland lithiasis. First case was seen in right side in 22 year old male. Second case was seen in 35 years old male on left side and third case was seen in 48 years old female on right side. CT scan played important role in diagnosis. In all cases intraoral surgical approach was utilized for removal of gland.
Key words: CT scan, Submandibular gland lithiasis, Surgical

Corresponding author: Dr. Sukhvinder Singh Rana, Senior Resident, RPGMC Tanda, Himachal Pradesh University, Himachal Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Rana SS, Arya S. Sialolithiasis of the Wharton’s duct - Report of 3 cases. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(11):108-111.

 
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