Sialolithiasis: Traditional & Sialendocopic Techniques

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dc.contributor.authorWitt, Robert
dc.contributor.authorEdkins, Oskar
dc.contributor.editorFagan, Johan
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:36:37Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:36:37Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-23
dc.description.abstractSialoliths vary in size, shape, texture, and consistency; they may be solitary or multiple. Obstructive sialadenitis with or without sialolithiasis represents the main inflammatory disorder of the major salivary glands. Approximately 80% of sialolithiasis involves the submandibular glands, 20% occurs in the parotid gland, and less than 1% is found in the sublingual gland. Patients typically present with painful swelling of the gland at mealtimes when obstruction caused by the calculus becomes most acute. When conservative management with sialogogues, massage, heat, fluids and antibiotics fails, then sialolithiasis needs to be surgically treated by transoral, sialendoscopic and sialendoscopy assisted techniques; or as a last resort, excision of the affected gland (sialadenectomy).
dc.identifier.apacitationWitt, R., & Edkins, O. (2025). Sialolithiasis: Traditional & Sialendocopic Techniques. In J. Fagan. (Ed.), <i>Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery</i> (pp.13). Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43478en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWitt, Robert, and Oskar Edkins. "Sialolithiasis: Traditional & Sialendocopic Techniques" In <i>OPEN ACCESS ATLAS OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD & NECK OPERATIVE SURGERY</i>, edited by Johan Fagan., 13. Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43478.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWitt, R. & Edkins, O. 2025. Sialolithiasis: Traditional & Sialendocopic Techniques. In <i>Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery</i>. J. Fagan, Ed.Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. 13. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43478 .en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Chapter in Book AU - Witt, Robert AU - Edkins, Oskar AB - Sialoliths vary in size, shape, texture, and consistency; they may be solitary or multiple. Obstructive sialadenitis with or without sialolithiasis represents the main inflammatory disorder of the major salivary glands. Approximately 80% of sialolithiasis involves the submandibular glands, 20% occurs in the parotid gland, and less than 1% is found in the sublingual gland. Patients typically present with painful swelling of the gland at mealtimes when obstruction caused by the calculus becomes most acute. When conservative management with sialogogues, massage, heat, fluids and antibiotics fails, then sialolithiasis needs to be surgically treated by transoral, sialendoscopic and sialendoscopy assisted techniques; or as a last resort, excision of the affected gland (sialadenectomy). CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 2025-03-23 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town ED - Fagan, Johan J1 - Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery KW - Sialolithiasis, Submandibular, Parotid, Duct Obstruction, Calculi, Stones, Sialendoscopy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PP - Cape Town, South Africa PY - 2025 T1 - Sialolithiasis: Traditional & Sialendocopic Techniques TI - Sialolithiasis: Traditional & Sialendocopic Techniques UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43478 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/43478
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWitt R, Edkins O. Sialolithiasis: Traditional & Sialendocopic Techniques. In Fagan J, editor.. Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery. Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town; 2025. p.13. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43478.en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Otorhinolaryngology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.publisher.locationCape Town, South Africa
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.sourceOpen Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery
dc.source.pagination13
dc.subjectSialolithiasis, Submandibular, Parotid, Duct Obstruction, Calculi, Stones, Sialendoscopy
dc.titleSialolithiasis: Traditional & Sialendocopic Techniques
dc.typeChapter in Book
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