Sonography of Major Salivary Glands

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“…Digestion-associated swelling 9 (also known as "mealtime syndrome" 13 ) in the submandibular region is a common disorder at the in-and out-patient oral and maxillofacial units. And typically, this is a manifestation of obstructive sialadenitis caused by sialoliths.…”

“…Katz et al are more than right pointing out that a clinical US is to be indicated as soon as the first symptoms of sialadenitis occur. 32 US is more than useful in the detection of structural changes of the salivary gland parenchyma, vascularization, condition of the duct system, sialoliths 9,10 and even mucous plugs 31 . The authors note that approximately 20 to 40% of the salivary stones are not opaque on plain radiography, but most of these sialoliths are visible upon sialography.…”