Sialectasis
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Sialectasis (also termed sialectasia, or siadochiectasis)[1] is cystic dilation of the ducts of salivary glands.[2] It may be caused by salivary duct strictures or stones (sialolithiasis).[3] It can also rarely be congenital.[4]
See also
References
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