RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A giant tonsillolith
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 412
OP 414
DO 10.15537/smj.2018.4.21832
VO 39
IS 4
A1 Alfayez, Abdulrhman
A1 Albesher, Meshal B.
A1 Alqabasani, Mohammed A.
YR 2018
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/39/4/412.abstract
AB 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.