Treatment of post-traumatic parotid gland fistula in children

Post-traumatic fistula of the parotid gland is rare especially in children and the treatment is not established: surgery, drugs or conservative treatment. The authors present the case of a 3-year-old child with cutaneous-parotid fistula following penetrating trauma of the face. A conservative treatm...

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Main Authors: Carmine Noviello (Author), Mercedes Romano (Author), Giulia Delehaye (Author), Alfonso Papparella (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Post-traumatic fistula of the parotid gland is rare especially in children and the treatment is not established: surgery, drugs or conservative treatment. The authors present the case of a 3-year-old child with cutaneous-parotid fistula following penetrating trauma of the face. A conservative treatment with compression dressings was used and one month later a complete closure of the fistula was obtained. In this case a conservative approach should be considered because the part of the fistulized gland goes into atrophy and allows the closure of the fistula.
Item Description:2213-5766
10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102407