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Oropharyngeal swelling and macroglossia after cervical spine surgery in the prone position
1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
|June 27, 2001
Abstract:
An unusual case of massive oropharyngeal swelling and macroglossia occurring after cervical spine surgery performed on a patient in the prone position is described. Possible etiological factors are reviewed, and measures to prevent these complications are suggested.