Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 437-439, July 2008

Parotid Duct Sialolithiasis in Horses

  • F.A. Al-Sobayil, MSc, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: F.A. Al-Sobayil, MSc, PhD, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, P. O. Pox 6622, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
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  • I.M. Ibrahim, MSc, PhD

College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Abstract 

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.

Keywords: Sialolithiasis, Parotid duct, Mare, Barley grain, Calcium

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 Refereed

PII: S0737-0806(08)00202-5

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2008.06.002

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 437-439, July 2008

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