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A rare case report- foreign body of submandibular gland

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Case Report

Author Details : Ginni Datta*, Faiz Zubair Shaikh

Volume : 8, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 33-36

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijashnb.2022.010

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Abstract

Foreign bodies of submandibular gland are rare but consistently reported. They usually present as obstructive submandibular sialadenitis. The diagnosis can be challenging because of rarity of such an event, and inability of traditional diagnostic methods to detect the foreign body. Due to its protected location under the mandible and only penetrating injuries to the floor of the mouth or trauma underneath the mandible can reach and damage it. Hence, submandibular gland injury is a very rare incidence that has been documented only in case reports.To approach an early diagnosis, a patient history needs to be believed. In this case report we will highlight the diagnostic and treatment challenges the patients and the surgeons face in foreign bodies of submandibular gland.

Keywords: Foreign Body, Submandibular Gland, Sialadenitis

How to cite : Datta G, Shaikh F Z, A rare case report- foreign body of submandibular gland. IP Indian J Anat Surg Head Neck Brain 2022;8(1):33-36

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