A giant submandibular sialolith of wharton’s duct: A case report

Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 5

Abstract

We report a rare case of a Giant sialolith measuring 74 mm in size and weighing approximately 35 grams which came to our ENT Outpatient Department with complaints of pain in the submandibular area and swelling in that area while eating since last 2 years which he neglected so far.

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Kalpana V Patil, Sachin Bansod, Sunil Deshmukh, Chhaya Diwan

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Kalpana V Patil, Sachin Bansod, Sunil Deshmukh, Chhaya Diwan (2015). A giant submandibular sialolith of wharton’s duct: A case report. MedPulse -International Medical Journal, 2(5), 296-298. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-191957