Transient Swelling of both Parotid Glands Following General Anesthesia.

Yang,  Woo Chang; Kang,  Sung Jun; Choi,  Wan Soo; Shin,  Il Woo; Kim,  Hong Bum; Lee,  Hyun Keun; Chung,  Young Kyun

doi:2000.39.2.296

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Authors Initials	WC Yang, SJ Kang, WS Choi

Case Report

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2000;39(2):296-299.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2000.39.2.296

Transient Swelling of both Parotid Glands Following General Anesthesia.

Woo Chang Yang, Sung Jun Kang, Wan Soo Choi, Il Woo Shin, Hong Bum Kim, Hyun Keun Lee, Young Kyun Chung

¹Department of Anesthesiology, Gyeongsang University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
²Department of Anesthesiology, Samsung Hosipital, Masan, Korea.

Abstract

Parotid gland swelling in association with general anesthesia is an unusual complication. Benign postoperative parotid swelling should be recognized as a noninfectious, self-limiting process occurring immediately after surgery. This enlargement is non-tender, rubbery in consistency, without crepitus, and may be accompanied by variable salivation. The mechanism of the occurrence remains unknown, but two factors most frequently associated with this phenomenon appear to be physical stimulation or manipulation of the airway or coughing and/or straining. We report bilateral parotid gland swelling in a middle-aged man after surgery under general anesthesia.

Key Words: Anesthesia: general; Complication: postoperative, parotid swelling