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Submandibular gland with multiple ducts

Glande submandibulaire avec des conduits multiples

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A morphological peculiarity was observed in the form of a submandibular gland having three ducts. These ducts opened separately into the oral cavity. Only the upper and the largest of these three ducts was in the usual position and had the expected relation to the lingual nerve. Such a condition is to be kept in mind by a surgeon or a radiologist performing sialography. Unless each of the duct in instilled he may miss pathological findings.

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Une variation anatomique d'une glande submandibulaire présentant trois conduits excréteurs est rapportée. Les conduits débouchaient séparément dans la cavité orale. Seul le conduit supérieur, le plus important, était en situation normale et avait des rapports anatomiques habituels avec le nerf lingual. Une telle variation doit être connue du chirurgien ou du radiologue qui effectue une sialographie. L'absence d'infection de l'un des conduits multiples peut être à l'origine de la méconnaissance d'un état pathologique.

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Gaur, U., Choudhry, R., Anand, C. et al. Submandibular gland with multiple ducts. Surg Radiol Anat 16, 439–440 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01627668

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