Abstract

JOSEPH, J  and  MAHARAJ, S. Otorrhoea - a parotid connection. S. Afr. j. surg. [online]. 2020, vol.58, n.1, pp.45-46. ISSN 2078-5151.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2078-5151/2020/v58n1a3157.

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.

Keywords : parotid; otorrhea; trauma.

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