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Francis Marchal, MD; Anne-Marie Kurt, MD; Pavel Dulguerov, MD; Willy Lehmann, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127:66-68.

Sialolithiasis is a relatively frequent occurrence; however, cases of sialolithiasis originating around a "foreign body" nidus are rare. We describe a patient with submandibular sialolithiasis organized around a vegetal nidus and discuss the etiology of the case.

From the Departments of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Marchal, Dulguerov, and Lehmann) and Pathology (Dr Kurt), University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Corresponding author: Francis Marchal, MD, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, 24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.

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