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A Giant tonsillolith – A case report

Authors :
Sohil Vadiya
Sridhar Khetani
Nisarg Mehta
Parth Makwana
Source :
IP Indian Journal of Anatomy and Surgery of Head, Neck and Brain. 6:63-65
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
IP Innovative Publication Pvt Ltd, 2020.

Abstract

Tonsilloliths, also known as tonsil stones or tonsillar calculi are clusters of calcified material that form in crypts of palatine tonsil. They are usually of small size. Large or giant tonsilloliths are rare. We report a case of giant tonsillolith in left palatine tonsil and literature is reviewed. Keywords: Tonsillolith, Tonsil stone.

Details

ISSN :
25815229 and 25815210
Volume :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
IP Indian Journal of Anatomy and Surgery of Head, Neck and Brain
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........9b016e945f60dbad5f3819d71d9f41b9
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijashnb.2020.018