Traumatic Sialocele of Parotid Duct: Report of a Case with Review of Literature

Parotid gland or duct injury can be caused by assault with a knife, bottle, or more rarely gunshot. Post-traumatic parotid gland and duct injuries are not common. The low rate of occurence of parotid injury may account for the missed diagnosis of parotid and duct injury on admission and, after a var...

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Published inJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 171 - 173
Main Authors Lyengar, Asha, Tanwar, Renu, Nagesh, K, Patil, Seema, Divyalakshmi, M, Rao, Girish
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2010
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Botulinum toxin
Catheterization
Parotid fistula
Post-traumatic parotid sialocele
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Summary:Parotid gland or duct injury can be caused by assault with a knife, bottle, or more rarely gunshot. Post-traumatic parotid gland and duct injuries are not common. The low rate of occurence of parotid injury may account for the missed diagnosis of parotid and duct injury on admission and, after a varying period sialoceles or fistula. This report describes a case of a post-traumatic sialocele of parotid gland. A review of the literature and description of the medical and surgical management options for these injuries are also provided.
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572
DOI:10.4103/0972-1363.166966