A Case of Pneumoparotitis.

• YOKOYAMA Takayasu

  Engaru Kosei General Hospital, Asahikawa Medial College

• NONAKA Satoshi

  Asahikawa Medial College

• TAKAHARA Miki

  Asahikawa Medial College

• HARABUCHI Yasuaki

  Asahikawa Medial College

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 耳下腺気腫例

Abstract

We report a case of a 9-year-old boy with pneumoparotitis. This patient complained of recurrent swelling on the left-side of his neck. Crepitation could be heard around the left parotid gland and neck and bubble saliva was dischaged from the Stensen's duct when the left parotid gland was pressed. Radiologic evaluation revealed pneumoparotitis associated with subcutaneous emphysema. A probe was inserted into the Stensen's duct, and although we were not successful in draining all the air out of the parotid gland, the duration of swelling was extremely reduced after the probe was inserted.<br>Although we could not discover the cause of this pneumoparotitis, we suspected that the Stensen's duct might act as a check valve, related to sialectasis.

Journal

• Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica

  Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica 94 (1), 33-37, 2001

  The Society of Practical Otolaryngology

Keywords

• pneumoparotitis
• parotid gland
• Stensen's duct

Details

• CRID: 1390282679237424640
• NII Article ID: 130001810731
• NII Article ID: 10008095539
• NII Book ID: AN00107089
• DOI: 10.5631/jibirin.94.33
• ISSN: 18844545
• ISSN: 00326313
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2001127450
• Text Lang: ja
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