What are the symptoms of sialolithiasis?

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Sialolithiasis is a common disease in our life. It refers to a series of lesions caused by calcified masses in salivary glands and ducts. Sialolithiasis is the most common in submandibular gland, followed by parotid gland. Sialolithiasis often causes obstruction of salivary excretion and secondary infection, resulting in acute or recurrent inflammation of glands. It can be seen in any age, especially in the middle-aged and young people aged 20-40. Male is more than female, the course of disease is short for several days, the elderly for several years or even decades. What are the symptoms of sialolithiasis

What are the symptoms of sialolithiasis?

First, benign or malignant sublingual gland tumors have no symptoms of salivary secretion obstruction and sialadenitis, X-ray examination or radiography have no stones, palpation of the tumor is substantive, no tenderness.

Second: submandibular gland tumor was progressive swelling, no eating swelling or submandibular gland inflammation. The diagnosis can be made by pathological examination.

Third: the anterior segment of submandibular gland duct stones can be removed from the duct mouth by pushing. The stones in the middle part of the catheter were removed through an incision along the direction of the catheter. If the stones or salivary stones in the posterior part of the duct and gland have been complicated with chronic submandibular gland inflammation and gland atrophy, it is often necessary to remove the submandibular gland at the same time. In recent years, some people use lithotriptor lithotripsy, laser lithotripsy, salivary gland mirror catheter lithotripsy and other treatment methods have a certain effect.

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The symptoms of small salivary gland stones are not obvious, while the obstructive symptoms appear when the large stones block the catheter and affect the salivary excretion. It is characterized by rapid swelling and pain of the affected glands during each meal, and the symptoms can be gradually alleviated and subsided after eating. When using both hands to do joint palpation inside and outside the mouth, the larger stones in the front end can be touched.