title: Middle-aged man with left neck pain and swelling.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Disorders of the salivary glands can be evaluated by bedside ultrasonography and should be considered in patients presenting with undifferentiated neck swelling.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our aim was to describe the sonographic findings present in sialolithiasis and sialadenitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department with 2 days of neck swelling. Initial evaluation included a bedside ultrasound that demonstrated sialolithiasis, which was later confirmed by computed tomography.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bedside ultrasound can be a useful imaging modality in the evaluation of the patient with neck swelling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Elyse
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lavine
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Turandot
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saul
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Resa E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lewiss
mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: bedside ultrasound; neck mass; sialadenitis; sialolithiasis