Apparent sialadenopathy of the sublingual glands after general anesthesia with placement of laryngeal mask airway.
Sialadenopathy, inflammation of the salivary glands, is a rare anesthetic complication. This case conference describes a patient who developed sialadenopathy of the sublingual glands after placement of a laryngeal mask airway during a brief surgical procedure. The patient's history is detailed, the surgical and anesthetic procedures are described, and a discussion follows, which describes the different causes of this inflammatory process. In the comment, the physiology of the salivary gland is described in detail.
Fuhrmeister
Joshua
J
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainseville, Florida 32610-0254, USA.
Janelle
Jennifer
J
Zhang
R Victor
RV
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013361:Sublingual Gland
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine