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Lateral neck radiograph demonstrating a large tonsillolith.
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No fish bone was evident on lateral neck X-ray, but a uniform calcification of tonsillar area overlapping the mandibular ramus was seen (Figure 1).
Intraoperative photograph of the tonsilloliths in right palatine tonsil.
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A right tonsillectomy was carried out with a mid-tonsillar incision over the right tonsil with removal of the tonsillolith at a submucosal level (Figures 2 and 3).
Tonsillolith specimen.
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A right tonsillectomy was carried out with a mid-tonsillar incision over the right tonsil with removal of the tonsillolith at a submucosal level (Figures 2 and 3).