clinical survey of diseases of the throat in Sudanese patients

A retrospective study was carried out to show the pattern of diseases of the throat and salivary glands in Sudanese patients. Diseases of the throat formed 37% of otorhinolarynological diseases [ORLD] seen in Khartoum. Inflammatory diseases of the tonsils and adenoids were the most frequently encounter. The peak incidence of the disease was between the ages of 6 - 10 years in males and 11 - 20 years in females. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma was the most common cancer in the upper respiratory tract. Foreign bodies form the major group of trauma. Salivary gland calculi were most common in the submandibular duct. Pleomorphic salivary gland tumours were the commonest tumours seen mostly in the parotid gland. Branchial and thyroglossal cysts were the commonest cysts seen in the neck