Parotid Duct Sialolithiasis in Horses

Al-Sobayil, F. A. MSc, PhD
Ibrahim, I. M. MSc, PhD

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

Reprint 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.

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 28(7):p 437-439, July 2008.

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.