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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 262-263 |
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Massive lingual swelling following cleft palate repair
MC Rajesh, Saji Kuriakose, Jayanth Sukumar, EK Ramdas
Department of Anesthesia Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Baby Memorial Hospital Ltd., Calicut, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
M C Rajesh
Department of Anesthesia Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Baby Memorial Hospital Ltd., Calicut, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.111670
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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. |
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