Submandibular salivary gland ligation - Near-catastrophic post-operative complication
A six-year-old child presented with airway obstruction requiring emergency tracheostomy secondary to infection in the remnant left Wharton's duct following SMG ligation. Whilst co-morbidities contributing to, and management of sialorrhea are well documented; near-catastrophic post-operative com...
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Elsevier,
2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Izvleček: | A six-year-old child presented with airway obstruction requiring emergency tracheostomy secondary to infection in the remnant left Wharton's duct following SMG ligation. Whilst co-morbidities contributing to, and management of sialorrhea are well documented; near-catastrophic post-operative complications are not. We reflect on efficacy of surgical management in sialorrhea, and re-evaluate procedural morbidity. |
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| Opis knjige/članka: | 2667-1476 10.1016/j.adoms.2022.100291 |