title: Traumatic partial parotidectomy.
abstract: A 16-year-old boy was assaulted with a broken bottle, which inflicted a deep right-sided cervicofacial injury. Exploration, however, revealed a split parotid gland along its plane of cleavage preserving the facial nerve and major cervical blood vessels with a unique traumatic dissection simulating surgical suprafacial parotidectomy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*