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Table 2 Characteristics of submandibular stones (616 stones)

From: Enhanced precision in stone localization and intraoral removal in sialolithiasis: the role of preoperative computer tomographic scanning in surgical planning

Features

Number (%)

Site

 

 Right

309 (49.8)

 Left

307 (50.2)

Location

 

  Superficial

349 (56.7)

    Distal

219 (35.6)

    Middle

63 (9.8)

  Deep

 

    Proximal

67 (10.9)

    Hilar

250 (40.6)

    Intraglandular

17 (2.8)

Sizeα

 

 < 4.25 mm

274 (44.5)

 ≥ 4.25 mm

342 (55.5)

  1. αAccording to the width of the stone