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A theoretical mechanism for massive supraglottic swelling following carotid endarterectomy
D G Wells1, J Zelcer, G R Wells
1Department of Anaesthesia, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|December 1, 1988
Abstract:
Potentially life-threatening massive supraglottic swelling is occasionally seen in patients presenting with neck swelling following carotid endarterectomy. This is considered to be a distinct clinical entity, and a theoretical mechanism based on a review of the relevant anatomy and physiology is postulated.