Open AccessMassive lingual swelling following cleft palate repair
Author(s) -
MC Rajesh,
Saji Kuriakose,
Jayanth Sukumar,
EK Ramdas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.111670
Subject(s) - macroglossia , tongue , medicine , palatoplasty , glossectomy , edema , surgery , dentistry , pathology
We report two cases of massive tongue edema in routine palatoplasty. All patients had uneventful recovery. We postulated that the macroglossia was secondary to ischemia and venous congestion after prolonged use of Killner Dott mouth gag with slotted tongue blade exaggerated by hyperextension of neck and Trendelenberg position.