title: Patent foramen of Huschke and spontaneous salivary fistula.
abstract: A rare case of spontaneous salivary fistula in the external ear canal is presented. Its possible aetiology is discussed in the light of developmental and surgical anatomy, and the method of surgical closure is described.
mesh_terms: D004424:Ear Canal; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland; D012467:Salivary Gland Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D013701:Temporal Bone