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Fistula of submandibular gland-a rare presentation

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Salivary fistulas commonly affect parotid gland. Sabmandibular fistulas are very rare. Most of them are congenital in origin and may be associated with abnormalities of the branchial apparatus. Traumatic submandibular fistulas on the other hand are very rare entities with only few cases reported till date.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Calcutta National Medical College, Avik Kumar Jana, C/O Asoke Kr. Jana, Model Town, Garia, Balia, Kolkata - 84, W.B, India

    Avik Kumar Jana, Abhishek Jaswal, Biswajit Sikder, Utpal Jana & Tapan Kumar Nandi

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Jana, A.K., Jaswal, A., Sikder, B. et al. Fistula of submandibular gland-a rare presentation. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 58, 393–394 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049608

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