ArticleJournal of medical case reports2009
Massive facial edema and airway obstruction secondary to acute postoperative sialadenitis or "anesthesia mumps": a case report.
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- Encountering the Unusual: Anesthesia Mumps as a Rare Postoperative Complication in a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery.Journal of medical cases · 2026Article
- Anesthesia Mumps With Transient Airway Compromise Following Spinal Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery.Journal of medical cases · 2026Article
- Recurrent Bilateral Anesthesia Mumps after Cesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia, Rare Case Report and Literature Review.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2026Article
- Rare complication of acute transient parotitis after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a case report.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2025Article
- Acute postoperative parotitis following frontal interhemispheric craniotomy: A case report.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
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- A Case of Bilateral Anesthesia Mumps after Cesarean Section under Spinal Anesthesia: A Rare Case and Literature Review.Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- Anesthesia mumps with airway obstruction after radical nephrectomy: A case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Contralateral sialadenitis after resection of a right cerebellar metastasis: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2021Article
- Postoperative Acute Parotitis After Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anaesthesia.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2021Article
- Anaesthesia mumps: much to do about nothing.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
- A case of anesthesia mumps that required postoperative re-intubation.JA clinical reports · 2018Article
- Acute unilateral post-operative submandibular sialadenitis following posterior cranial fossa surgery.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2017Article
- Postoperative Acute Submandibular Sialadenitis after Neurosurgery: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature.NMC case report journal · 2016Article
- Acute sialadenitis of parotid gland: Anaesthesia mumps.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2014Article
- Is it fluid or air causing anesthesia mumps?Journal of anesthesia · 2012Article
- Acute contralateral submandibular sialadenitis as a complication of skull base surgery.Clinical neuroradiology · 2012Article
- Acute Transient Sialadenitis - "Anesthesia Mumps:" Case Report and Review of Literature.Anesthesia, essays and researchesArticle
- A Complication after Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Anesthesia Mumps.Anesthesia, essays and researchesArticle
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Abstract
introductionA 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 underwent a right parieto-occipital craniotomy to remove a meningioma. The procedure was performed in the prone position and lasted for 7 hours. One hour after the end of surgery, left submandibular gland swelling was clearly visible and in a few hours, she developed massive facial edema. Imaging (computed tomography and magnetic resonance) showed inflammatory swelling of the submandibular and parotid glands and of the periglandular tissues, undilated excretory ducts, and complete obliteration of the pharynx lumen (pharyngeal mucosa adhered to the endotracheal tube). Analgesics, corticosteroids, and antibiotics were administered. Edema regressed from the 4th postoperative day and the endotracheal tube could be removed on the 7th postoperative day. The patient was discharged from the surgical intensive care unit on the 14th postoperative day and from hospital on the 28th postoperative day.
conclusionTHIS IS THE FIRST CASE REPORT IN WHICH ACUTE POSTOPERATIVE SIALADENITIS CAUSED COMPLETE UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION: only the presence of a tracheal tube avoided the need for an emergency tracheostomy. Since edema evolves insidiously, we recommend caution when removing the endotracheal tube in patients who are acutely developing postoperative sialadenitis.
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