Acute salivary gland enlargement following instrumentation of the upper airway.
A case of sudden enlargement of the submandibular and parotid salivary glands following endotracheal intubation is described. The literature concerning this condition is reviewed, and the possible causes are discussed.
Strowbridge
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Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London.
D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology*