Sialocele with Sialolithiasis in a Dog

Surgical Treatment of Sialocele Associated with Osseous Metaplasia and Sialolith in a Terrier Dog

Case Description- The peresent case described sialocele associated with sialoliths and ectopic ossification in a 3-year-old female terrier dog.Clinical Findings- In the general examination, an enlargement fluctuate mass was seen blow the jaw around the neck. Clinical parameters (TPR) and blood test results were normal. The radiograph was showed the fluid opacity mass with some radioopaque...

Zygomatic Sialolithiasis Diagnosed with Computed Tomography in a Dog

A 10-year-old castrated Shih-Tzu male dog was referred for examination of acute right exophthalmos, protrusion of the third eyelid and soft tissue swelling ventral to the globe. Ultrasonography revealed echogenic fluid around the right globe. Computed tomography (CT) showed an enlarged right zygomatic salivary gland compared with the left zygomatic gland and an amorphous cystic mass ventral to ...

Hypertrophic osteopathy associated with aortic thrombosis in a dog

Background: Aortic thrombosis (ATh) is an uncommon problem in dogs. Although the pathogenesis of hypertrophic osteopathy (HO) is unknown, it is thought this can be due to blood flow disorder. In this case, removal of aortic thromboembolism (ATE) resulted in periosteal proliferation. Case description: A 4.8-kg, 3-year-old, intact female Maltese was referred with...

A novel approach in the treatment of a posttraumatic sialocele.

Parotid sialolithiasis in childhood

Sialolithiasis is caused by the obstruction of a salivary gland or its excretory duct by the formation of calcareous concretions or sialoliths; this results in salivary ectasia and provokes subsequent dilation of the salivary gland. Sialolithiasis is relatively common, accounting for 30% of salivary diseases; however, it is rarely observed in childhood. This case report describes a 2-year-old m...