A giant tonsillolith
| Autor: | Abdulrhman I. Al-Fayez, Meshal B. Albesher, Mohammed A. Alqabasani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty literature review medicine.medical_treatment Tonsillitis Palatine Tonsil Saudi Arabia lcsh:Medicine Case Report Palatine tonsil Calculi 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system Throat Tonsillolith medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 030223 otorhinolaryngology Nose Tonsillectomy business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine respiratory system Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Stone removal business Cellular Debris |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Medical Journal Saudi Medical Journal, Vol 39, Iss 4, Pp 412-414 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 0379-5284 |
| Popis: | Tonsillar stones are the products of calcified accumulates of cellular debris and microorganisms, in the crypts of palatine tonsils. Tonsillar stones are common findings and the known cause of bad breath (halitosis). Development of large tonsillar stones, however, is rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. We present the case of a 45-year-old man with a history of recurrent sore throat and tonsillitis for a long period, and snoring with other unremarkable ears, nose and throat findings. A large-sized tonsillar stone detected in the left tonsil measured 3.1 × 2.3 cm. The patient underwent elective stone removal and tonsillectomy. |
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