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

• Main Authors: Asha R lyengar (Author), Renu Tanwar (Author), K S Nagesh (Author), Seema Patil (Author), M R Divyalakshmi (Author), Girish Rao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...