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Congenital Cheek Salivary Fistula Associated with an Aberrant Parotid Duct System: Embryological Considerations and
Kamana Jyotsna Devi1, Kalaiarasi Raja1,2, Subathra Adithan3
1Department of ENT, JIPMER Puducherry, Puducherry, 605006 India.
Abstract:
Congenital cheek salivary fistula is a rare developmental anomaly with an abnormal connection between the parotid gland and the skin. An eight-year-old child presented with an opening on the right cheek, with intermittent saliva leakage aggravated during food intake and recurrent infections. Imaging studies had confirmed the diagnosis. Surgical excision of the fistulous tract successfully alleviated the patient's symptoms.

