Open AccessDiagnostic imaging of a huge salivary gland calculi
Author(s) -
Renju Jose,
Beena Verma,
P. K. R. Nair,
K V S Hari Kumar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ip international journal of maxillofacial imaging/international journal of maxillofacial imaging/ip international journal of maxillofacial imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-382X
pISSN - 2455-6750
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijmi.2021.032
Subject(s) - submandibular gland , medicine , salivary gland , computed tomography , physical examination , radiology , medical imaging , clinical diagnosis , pathology , intensive care medicine
A 30 year old female patient reported to the Department with a swelling and mild discomfort in the right check region for two weeks. Clinical examination and three-dimensional computed tomography images revealed submandibular calculi on the right side. Early diagnosis by correlating clinical and imaging features is paramount in the management of such patients. Importance of diagnostic imaging in the diagnosis of submandibular gland calculi