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Parotid duct stone – removal by a dormia basket

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. K. Sharma
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bahrain Defence Force Medical Services, State of Bahrain.
S. Al-Khalifa
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bahrain Defence Force Medical Services, State of Bahrain.
K. O. Paulose*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bahrain Defence Force Medical Services, State of Bahrain.
N. Ahmed
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bahrain Defence Force Medical Services, State of Bahrain.
*
Mr K. O. Paulose, F.R.C.S., D.L.O., Consultant ENT Surgeon, Bahrain Defence Force Medical Services, PO Box 28743, State of Bahrain. Fax: 0973-669166.
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Abstract

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Removal of a parotid duct calculus using a Dormia basket is described and the literature reviewed. To our knowledge, this procedure has not previously been reported.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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