title: Hypertonic saline solution for management of parotid fistula: A case report.
abstract: The management of parotid fistulae has been unsatisfactory in the past, and numerous methods of treatment with varying success and morbidity have been described. A case of parotid fistula caused by damage to glandular elements during a transparotid approach for a subcondylar fracture reduction is reported. This paper presents a simple but effective and conservative method of treating this complication with the use of hot hypertonic saline.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: Ajaz A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SGT Dental College, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Nahida
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Israr Ul Khaliq
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: Tajamul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hakeem
keywords: Hypertonic saline; Parotid fistula; Use of saline as sclerosing agent