On the morning of July 15, news from Can Tho City General Hospital, doctors of the Ear, Nose and Throat Department successfully operated on a case of submandibular stone with a rare large size.
The jaw area of patient D. Q. C (65 years old, residing in Can Tho City) is often swollen and painful persistently, especially during and after meals. This condition has lasted for a very long time, the patient has self-medicated many times but it is still not over.
Through clinical examination, ultrasound and CT-Scan of the neck area, doctors recorded this as a case of right hypomandibular gland inflammation. The direct cause is a very large stone in the hypomandibular gland, causing almost complete obstruction of the flow of saliva from the gland into the oral cavity.
Faced with severe obstruction and inflammation, doctors performed surgery to remove the entire right hypomandibular gland of the patient.
The foreign object removed was a gravel with a size of up to about 30x20mm. The injury was recorded because the gravel was too large and had been squeezed for a long time, and the salivary tube in the gravel section had widened.
Currently, the patient is continuing to be monitored and cared for post-operatively, no longer has swelling and pain in the underjaw area and has a good recovery prognosis.
Doctors at Can Tho City General Hospital recommend that in the early stages, salivary gland stones almost have no obvious symptoms, so they are easily overlooked. However, when the size of the stones is large enough, it will cause swelling and pain in the hypomandibular area often.
Especially when eating, the saliva glands will contract and increase saliva secretion to the maximum to support food digestion. When a pebble blocks the "gateway", the saliva flow is stagnant and cannot escape into the oral cavity, causing pressure in the glands to increase suddenly, causing swelling and immediate pain.
If the condition lasts, it will not only cause pain and discomfort but also lead to the risk of facing a neck abscess. This is a deep, spreading infectious pus nest that can compress the airways and directly threaten life.
To protect their own and family's health, when detecting abnormalities in the jaw area, people should go for examination immediately at reputable medical facilities for timely treatment.
