2017 Volume 63 Issue 3 Pages 153-157
Sialoliths commonly occur in the submandibular gland, and parotid gland sialoliths are rare. We report the endoscopic removal of a sialolith arising in a parotid gland duct. A 64-year-old woman had swelling in the left buccal region. The patient was referred to our department for endoscopic removal to avoid extraoral removal after a parotid duct sialolith had been diagnosed in other hospital. Computed tomography showed that the left ductal stone measured 3.4 × 2.5 × 2.0 mm. The patient underwent endoscopic removal of the parotid duct sialolith under general anesthesia as minimally invasive surgery. Complete removal was performed, and the postoperative course was uneventful.
