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Frank J. Riccio, MD; Vincent J. Scavo, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1967;86(2):210-211.

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THERE ARE numerous etiologies for salivary gland swellings and disease; however, excluding sialoliths and penetrating trauma, there are few reports of foreign body etiology. The reasons are: (1) Normally there is almost continuous salivary egress from the ducts to the oral cavity. (2) The punctal anatomy and physiology at the Wharton's duct orifices is such that the intraoral terminations of the ducts have little support from the papilla of the caruncula sublingualis and can flap and twist in all directions. (3) The caliber of the duct at the punctum is quite small. Danforth and Brown¹ presented an interesting case of pharyngomaxillary space abscess in a patient with a history of grass chewing. The management of this case included incisions and drainage, courses of antibiotics, and submandibular sialadenectomy which revealed chronic sialadenitis. Final resolution of the process did not occur until a blade of grass was extruded from the submandibular . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Bridgeport, Conn

From the Department of Surgery, Division of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport, Conn, and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, New York University Medical Center, New York.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 7, 1967.

Reprint requests to 923 E Main St, Bridgeport, Conn 06608 (Dr. Scavo).

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