Spontaneous passage of a giant submandibular salivary stone

Abstract

Sialolithiasis is the most common pathology of the salivary gland and it can be seen especially in the submandibular gland. In this study a case about spontaneous passage of a giant salivary gland stone (40x20x17 mm) from a 56 year-old male patient to the mouth by perforation of the floor of the mouth is presented, and the literature is reviewed.

Keywords

• sialolithiasis
• submandibular gland