Surgical Correction of Salivary Fistula

Case of Salivary Fistula

Management of Oro-antral Communication and Fistula: Various Surgical Options

Oro-antral communication and fistula can occur as a result of inadequate and improper treatment. Inadvertent communication with the maxillary sinus can occur during certain surgical procedures in the maxillary posterior region. Though, spontaneous healing may occur in defects which are smaller than 2 mm but larger communications require immediate attention and should be treated without delay, i...

Surgical correction of a congenital partial ankyloglossia in a calf

A 40-day-old male Holstein breed calf with a complaint of inability of moving the tongue in and out aswell as difficulties with breastfeeding was referred to the veterinary clinic. A notch in the middle of thetongue tip was evident during oral examination. In addition, a thin tissue band between the ventral surface of the tongue and floor of the oral cavity was seen in the calf. A diagnosis of ...

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 ...

Surgical management of genitourinary fistula.

OBJECTIVE To determine the commonest cause of genitourinary fistulae and evaluate the experience of the surgical management. The study was carried out at the Urology Department, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi. METHODS Twenty two patients were operated including 14 of Vesicovaginal Fistula (WF), and 8 of Ureterovaginal Fistula (UVF). In one patient of WF fistula was extendi...