SALIVARY FISTULA.

Case of Salivary Fistula

A Case of Abnormal Salivary Fistula

A young Hindu lady of about 23 years ot age consulted me for the flow of a limpid fluid from behind the left ear whenever she took food. This complaint had lasted for some 13 years. On examination I found a tiny fistula, with its orifice about half an inch behind the left ear. On enlarging and deepening the orifice nothing abnormal could be detected, but the wound did not heal under antiseptic ...

A submandibular gossypiboma mimicking a salivary fistula: a case report

Retained gauze swabs in the neck have seldom been reported. We present the case of a 27-years-old man who suffered a persistent discharging sinus for 8 years following excision of a right submandibular gland. Computed tomography fistulography was done showing a Blind track ending into a cavity just beneath the floor of mouth. Neck exploration eventually revealed 2 gauze swabs that were tightly ...

Aortoesophageal fistula as a complication of Montgomery salivary bypass tube.

The authors describe a 2-year-old girl with a right-sided aortic arch who developed a sudden, fatal aortoesophageal fistula after prolonged placement of Montgomery salivary bypass tubes in the distal esophagus.

Factors influencing sialocele or salivary fistula formation postparotidectomy.

BACKGROUND Does the extent of parotidectomy or other patient or tumor characteristics influence the rate of sialocele/salivary fistula formation? METHODS All patients who underwent parotidectomy at the University of Wisconsin from 1994 to 2013 were considered. Patients who developed a sialocele/salivary fistula were identified. Extent of dissection, age, sex, body mass index (BMI), volume of ...