title: Management of an unusual case of iatrogenic parotid sialocele using an infant feeding tube: a novel approach.
abstract: Injuries to the parotid duct and parenchyma resulting in swelling in the cheek region commonly present in maxillofacial practice. Sialocele is a discrete collection of saliva in a subcutaneous cavity that can be iatrogenic, idiopathic or the result of post-traumatic injuries to the duct or parenchyma, presenting as a salivary pseudocyst or retention cyst. We present an unusual case of parotid sialocele following surgery for sialolithiasis which presented with progressive painless swelling in the preauricular region of 9 months duration. Treatment included surgical exploration under local anaesthesia and draining the cavity by keeping the opening patent using an infant feeding tube.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Calicut, India.
authors.forename: Ambadas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Calicut, India.
authors.forename: Soumithran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandrasala
authors.affiliation: Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, AME's Dental College Hospital & Research Centre, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Basavaraj S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Nimbeni
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Surendar Pal
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, AME's Dental College Hospital & Research Centre, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golai
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012463:Saliva; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local