Submandibular duct
Last revised by Yoshi Yu on 6 Apr 2023
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Gaillard F, Yu Y, Smith D, et al. Submandibular duct. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Oct 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9698
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- Wharton duct
- Wharton's duct
The submandibular duct (also known as Wharton's duct) allows the passage of saliva from the submandibular gland into the oral cavity.
The duct emerges from the deep part of the submandibular gland (within the sublingual space) on its medial surface, before coursing forwards to open at the sublingual papilla at either side of the base of the frenulum of the tongue.
The duct is superior to the lingual nerve and submandibular ganglion. It is accompanied by the lingual nerve, lingual vein and hypoglossal nerve as it courses forward.
It is approximately 5-6 cm in length and has a diameter of approximately 1-3 mm on conventional sialographic images.
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References
- 1. Jäger L, Menauer F, Holzknecht N et-al. Sialolithiasis: MR sialography of the submandibular duct--an alternative to conventional sialography and US? Radiology. 2000;216 (3): 665-71. Radiology (full text) - Pubmed citation
- 2. Snell RS. Clinical Anatomy by Regions. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN:160913446X. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 3. Richard Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell. Gray's Anatomy for Students E-Book. (2019) ISBN: 9780323611053 - Google Books
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Cases:
- Submandibular sialolithiasis
- Submandibular duct stone
- Submandibular gland agenesis
- Submandibular sialolithiasis
- Acute sialadenitis
- Cervical cystic lymphangioma
- Submandibular gland main duct sialolith
- Sialolithiasis - submandibular gland
- Chronic submandibular sialadenitis and sialolithiasis
- Submandibular sialolithiasis
- Sialolithiasis - submandibular gland
- Acute submandibular sialadentitis
- Submandibular gland abscess
- Submandibular duct stone with sialocyst
- Wharton's duct stone
- Submandibular sialolithiasis
- Wharton's duct stone
- Submandibular sialolithiasis
- Submandibular sialolithiasis
- Submandibular duct stone
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