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Transoral sonographic diagnosis of submandibular duct calculi
Author(s) -
Cho Woojin,
Lim Dohyoung,
Park Hachoon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22063
Subject(s) - medicine , submandibular gland , duct (anatomy) , radiology , ultrasound , salivary gland diseases , ultrasonography , sialography , salivary gland , surgery , pathology
We present a case of submandibular duct calculi diagnosed using transoral sonography. Sonography is the first‐line imaging modality of salivary gland calculi. However, it is performed via a transcutaneous approach, which is limited in identifying small salivary duct calculi. Using an intraoral transducer, transoral sonography can visualize the submandibular duct and detect the presence of small calculi, thus overcoming the limitations of transcutaneous sonography. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 42 :125–128, 2014