World’s Largest Tonsillolith Removal: A Case Report With Literature Review of Large Tonsil Stones on Record
Abstract
Tonsil stones or tonsilloliths are mineralised concretions in the crypts of palatine tonsils. They are usually small and asymptomatic. Sometimes, they can be recurrent, large in size and produce symptoms like a sense of foreign body in throat, mild pain and heaviness in throat and halitosis. In such cases, a surgical intervention may be required for permanent cure. We came across one such patient with massive tonsillolith which mimicked a peritonsillar abscess initially. Eventually, the large tonsillolith was surgically removed in toto. It measured 5.2 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm which makes it the largest tonsillar stone ever to be successfully removed till date.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies
Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
Foreign Body Medical Cases
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Case Reports in Otolaryngology
- Volume
- 2026
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5530230–5530230
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN