Dislodgement of a submandibular gland sialolith during nasal intubation: A case report

A case of dislodgement of a submandibular sialolith into the oropharynx during nasal intubation is presented. The deleterious effect of the patient aspirating the stone into the lungs was averted by the taking of a lateral skull radiograph and localization and removal of the sialolith.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology oral medicine, oral pathology, 1987-11, Vol.64 (5), p.539-540
Hauptverfasser:	Boyczuk, Edward M., Synan, William, Berger, Julius, Gold, Bernard D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Dentistry Emergency and intensive respiratory care Humans Intensive care medicine Intraoperative Complications Intubation Male Medical sciences Nose Salivary Duct Calculi - surgery Salivary Gland Diseases - surgery Submandibular Gland Diseases - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of dislodgement of a submandibular sialolith into the oropharynx during nasal intubation is presented. The deleterious effect of the patient aspirating the stone into the lungs was averted by the taking of a lateral skull radiograph and localization and removal of the sialolith.
ISSN:	0030-4220 1878-2175
DOI:	10.1016/0030-4220(87)90028-4