Sialectasis (also termed sialectasia, or siadochiectasis) is
cyst
A cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct envelope and cell division, division compared with the nearby Biological tissue, tissue. Hence, it is a cluster of Cell (biology), cells that have grouped together to form a sac (like the manner in which ...
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. Salivary gla ...
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 wit ...
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 bronchi, airways of the lung. Symptoms typically include a chronic cough with sputum, mucus production. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, hemoptysis, co ...
References
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Salivary gland pathology