Unusual Foreign Body of Parotid Gland Presenting as Sialolithiasis: Case Report and Literature Review
This case report highlights an unusual case where a foreign body in the parotid gland was initially thought to be sialolithiasis based on CT scans. The foreign body was safely retrieved from the parotid gland without formal superficial parotidectomy using methylene blue and an image intensifier to l...
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| description | This case report highlights an unusual case where a foreign body in the parotid gland was initially thought to be sialolithiasis based on CT scans. The foreign body was safely retrieved from the parotid gland without formal superficial parotidectomy using methylene blue and an image intensifier to localize the lesion. Diagnosis and management of foreign bodies in the parotid gland are reviewed, and surgical options in removal of such lesions are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c0b227130a645b7a069d19250d9dbcd2025-02-03T06:00:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732012-01-01201210.1155/2012/367349367349Unusual Foreign Body of Parotid Gland Presenting as Sialolithiasis: Case Report and Literature ReviewSivapatha Sundaram Sreetharan0Rajan Philip1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Pantai Batu Pahat, 9S, Jalan Bintang Satu, Taman Koperasi Bahagia, 83000 Batu Pahat, Johor, MalaysiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Jalan Hospital, 30990 Ipoh, Perak, MalaysiaThis case report highlights an unusual case where a foreign body in the parotid gland was initially thought to be sialolithiasis based on CT scans. The foreign body was safely retrieved from the parotid gland without formal superficial parotidectomy using methylene blue and an image intensifier to localize the lesion. Diagnosis and management of foreign bodies in the parotid gland are reviewed, and surgical options in removal of such lesions are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/367349 |
| spellingShingle | Sivapatha Sundaram Sreetharan Rajan Philip Unusual Foreign Body of Parotid Gland Presenting as Sialolithiasis: Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Unusual Foreign Body of Parotid Gland Presenting as Sialolithiasis: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Unusual Foreign Body of Parotid Gland Presenting as Sialolithiasis: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Foreign Body of Parotid Gland Presenting as Sialolithiasis: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Foreign Body of Parotid Gland Presenting as Sialolithiasis: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Unusual Foreign Body of Parotid Gland Presenting as Sialolithiasis: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | unusual foreign body of parotid gland presenting as sialolithiasis case report and literature review |
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