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parotid duct

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parotid duct [pə′räd·əd ′dəkt]
(anatomy)
The duct of the parotid gland. Also known as Stensen's duct.


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However, isolated injury of the parotid duct without facial nerve injury is rare, and almost all reported cases have occurred in adults following an assault with a knife, bottle, or firearm.
1) A lower incidence of calculi is found in the parotid duct and in the sublingual duct--up to 20 and 2%, respectively.
A different explanation is that retrograde invasion of the parotid gland occurred via the parotid duct with secondary involvement of the overlying skin.
 
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