Sialectasis (also termed sialectasia, or siadochiectasis) is
cyst
A cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct envelope and division compared with the nearby tissue. Hence, it is a cluster of cells that have grouped together to form a sac (like the manner in which water molecules group together to form a bubble ...
ic dilation of the ducts of
salivary gland
The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts. Humans have three paired major salivary glands ( parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands. Salivar ...
s.
It may be caused by
salivary duct stricture Salivary duct stricture (also termed salivary duct stenosis) is narrowing of the duct of a major salivary gland.
Signs and symptoms
Strictures are the second most common cause of chronic obstructive sialadenitis, after salivary stones. In line with ...
s or stones (
sialolithiasis
Sialolithiasis (also termed salivary calculi, or salivary stones) is a crystallopathy where a calcified mass or ''sialolith'' forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed "Wharton's duct"). Less common ...
). It can also rarely be congenital.
See also
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Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung. Symptoms typically include a chronic cough with mucus production. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing up blood, and chest ...
References
{{Oral pathology
Salivary gland pathology