Parotid fistulae treated by tympanic neurectomy.
OBJECTIVE
To study the feasibility of tympanic neurectomy in the treatment of parotid fistulae.


METHODS
Five patients with parotid fistulae were treated by tympanic neurectomy at the ENT Department, General Hospital, Kandy.


RESULTS
Four were completely and one was partially cured.
Edussuriya
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General Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
D000328:Adult; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods*