Sialolithiasis : a survey on 245 patients and a review of the literature

• Published in: International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 135 - 138
• Main Authors: LUSTMANN, J, REGEV, E, MELAMED, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 01.06.1990
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Dentistry; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kidney Calculi - complications; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Non tumoral diseases; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Recurrence; Salivary Gland Calculi - complications; Salivary Gland Calculi - pathology; Submandibular Gland Diseases - pathology; Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology; Human; Urinary system disease; Parotid gland; Correlation analysis; Submandibular gland; Lithiasis; Salivary gland; ENT disease; Sublingual gland; Urinary stone
• ISSN: 0901-5027; 1399-0020
• DOI: 10.1016/S0901-5027(05)80127-4

245 patients with sialolithiasis, treated during a period of 20 years, were evaluated and the literature has been reviewed. The submandibular gland was involved in 231 patients, the parotid gland in 11 patients, and the sublingual gland only in 1 patient. There is some indication that patients with sialolithiasis are more prone to develop nephrolithiasis. A relationship with other systemic disorders could not be detected. Laser treatment seems to be a promising treatment modality for stone removal, even in acute phases.