(527.5)

Sialolithiasis (527.5)

ICD-9 code 527.5 for Sialolithiasis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF ORAL CAVITY, SALIVARY GLANDS, AND JAWS (520-529).

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