title: Anesthesia mumps resulting in temporary facial nerve paralysis after the auditory brainstem implantation in a 3-year-old child.
abstract: An acute transient sialadenitis of the major salivary glands in the early postoperative period is called 'anesthesia mumps'. It has been reported in different surgical procedures especially in neurosurgical procedures. Anesthesia mumps develops very fast after the extubation period but it usually regresses with no sequelae within a few hours. However, sometimes serious complication can occur such as respiratory distress. In this report, we present a 3-year-old girl with an anesthesia mumps and facial palsy occurring after successful auditory brainstem implantation and we discuss the cause and the management of this rare complication in this report.
authors.affiliation: Karabuk University, School of Medicine, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Karabuk, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özdek
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: bayiromer@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Bayır
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat Eray
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Işık
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emel Çadallı
authors.initials: EÇ
authors.lastname: Tatar
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Güleser
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saylam
authors.affiliation: Yıldırım Beyazıt University, School of Medicine, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D038263:Auditory Brain Stem Implantation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Anesthesia mumps; Auditory brainstem implantation; Facial palsy; Hearing loss; Surgical mumps