Otorrhoea - a parotid connection.

Otorrhoea - a parotid connection. S Afr J Surg. 2020 Mar;58(1):45 Authors: Joseph J, Maharaj S Abstract SUMMARY: A 36-year-old patient presented with an 18-month history of intermittent right parotid swelling accompanied by otorrhoea. The symptoms started subsequent to a palm leaf injury to the right ear. At right parotidectomy, a fistula connecting the right external auditory canal and the right parotid was demonstrated. A small fibrotic mass probably due to a remnant of the palm leaf was found intraoperatively. The symptoms resolved completely after the mass was excised by superficial parotidectomy, and the fistula closed spontaneously. PMID: 32243117 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: South African Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: S Afr J Surg Source Type: research