Post-Traumatic Parotid Sialocoele: Review and Case Report International Journal of Surgery & Surgical Procedures

The most common causes of parotid injury are penetrating trauma, which can result either from stab wounds, road traffic accidents, or gunshot wounds. Post-traumatic parotid sialocoele is a subcutaneous extravasation of saliva from the parotid gland secondary to disruption of its duct or parenchyma. The present paper a case of a sialocoele involving lower pole of parotid treated conservatively. The results justify our recommendation to use this approach for the treatment of similar cases of sialocoele.

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