[Development of macroglossia associated with neurosurgery in a seated position].
A case report is presented in which post-operatively a distinct macroglossia including an additional swelling running up to the trachea developed within the framework of a neurosurgical intervention in a seated position. Pathomechanisms and possible therapeutic methods are described and discussed with the help of a review of the literature.
Kefalianakis
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F
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Germany. schmerztherapie-ludwigsburg@tonline.de
Kugler
M
M
Hoffmann
M
M
Kugler
G
G
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014139:Tracheostomy