Vol.97 No.7 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 97 No. 7 July 2004
A Case of 67 Sialoliths in the Bilateral Stensen's Duct
Seiya Okabe, Akira Takagi, Yasutaka Kawata,
Kousaku Yamada and Mirei Itoh
(Shizuoka General Hospital)
Shinichi Sato
(Shimada Municipal Hospital)
Sialolithiasis is often found in the submandibular gland, but rarely in the parotid gland. In most cases sialoliths tend to exist in one side. We encountered a very interesting case who had 67 sialoliths in both sides of the parotid gland. A 70-year-old woman underwent an intraoral operation to remove the stones, two large round stones in the right cheek and 65 small stones in the left cheek. The post operation course was uneventful.
Key words : sialolithiasis, stensen's duct, parotid gland