Spontaneously expelled giant submandibular stone

Abstract EN

Sialolithiasis of the submandibular gland present in various sizes and may be associated with sialadenitis.

it is rare to find sialolith exceeding 30 mm long or larger.

we present a case of a spontaneously expelled submandibular stone.

a thirty-six-year-old male presented with recurrent left submandibular swelling associated with pain and bitter taste in mouth.

the swelling was increasing during meal times.

on examination, a hard mass was felt in the floor of the mouth, x-ray revealed large radio-opaque mass within the wharton's duct which was expelled spontaneously without surgical intervention