Massive facial edema and airway obstruction secondary to acute postoperative sialadenitis or "anesthesia mumps": a case report

INTRODUCTION: A case of massive facial edema and airway obstruction secondary to an acute sialadenitis is described that occurred a few hours after a neurosurgical procedure performed in the prone position. Literature on this topic is reviewed. CASE PRESENTATION: A 73-year-old Caucasian woman underw...

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Autores principales: Cavaliere, Franco, Conti, Giorgio, Annetta, Maria Giuseppina, Greco, Angelo, Cina, Alessandro, Proietti, Rodolfo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-7073

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-7073

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