Sialolithiasis
McKenna, J.P.; Bostock, D.J.; McMenamin, P.G.
American Family Physician 36(5): 119-125
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 3318353 Document Number: 301795
Sialolithiasis occurs most commonly in the submandibular gland. The vast majority of salivary stones are single, with only 3 percent occurring bilaterally. Patients with distal submandibular stones may be treated with simple sialolithotomy. Other causes of salivary gland enlargement include mumps, tumors, acute suppurative sialadenitis and granulomatous disease.