Parotid Duct Sialolithiasis in Horses

Parotid duct sialolithiasis was diagnosed in four adult mixed-breed mares. Successful surgical removal of the calculi was performed using a percutaneous approach. The salivary calculi were found to contain barley grains in the center, surrounded with mineral layers composed mainly of calcium carbona...

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Published in:Journal of equine veterinary science 2008-07, Vol.28 (7), p.437-439
Main Authors: Al-Sobayil, F.A., Ibrahim, I.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adult animals
animal pathology
Barley grain
Calcium
calcium carbonate
calcium oxalate
calculi
case studies
disease course
etiology
excision
feed barley
Mare
mares
mineralization
Parotid duct
parotid gland
Sialolithiasis
signs and symptoms (animals and humans)
therapeutics
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Summary:Parotid duct sialolithiasis was diagnosed in four adult mixed-breed mares. Successful surgical removal of the calculi was performed using a percutaneous approach. The salivary calculi were found to contain barley grains in the center, surrounded with mineral layers composed mainly of calcium carbonate and calcium oxalate.
ISSN:0737-0806
1542-7412
DOI:10.1016/j.jevs.2008.06.002