Dental sinus with parotid duct fistula: An unusual presentation
Injury to the parotid duct is commonly missed which may lead to a fistula subsequently. An external duct fistula is distressing to the patient because of continuous dribble of saliva during mastication. Management of established duct fistula is controversial with a variety of methods both conservati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2007;volume=40;issue=2;spage=213;epage=216;aulast=Shetty |
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| Summary: | Injury to the parotid duct is commonly missed which may lead to a fistula subsequently. An external duct fistula is distressing to the patient because of continuous dribble of saliva during mastication. Management of established duct fistula is controversial with a variety of methods both conservative and operative being reported in the literature, each having varying degrees of success. Reconstruction of the duct is not a good option because of its modest results. Internal diversion of the opening is an innovative, simple method to correct this problem. We report the successful use of this technique in a case of distal parotid duct fistula associated with apical root abscess of maxillary molars with cutaneous sinus-an unusual presentation, with a brief review of the literature on the management of parotid fistula. |
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| ISSN: | 0970-0358 |