The use of the "puffed-cheek" computed tomography technique to confirm the diagnosis of pneumoparotitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Pneumoparotitis is a rare etiology of symptomatic parotid gland enlargement that is often misdiagnosed clinically. Pneumoparotitis results from air refluxing into the parotid ductal system via an incompetent Stensen duct orifice. We report a protracted case of pneumoparotitis evaluated with the "puffed-cheek" computed tomography technique to help confirm the diagnosis.
Medical subject headings
- Air
- Image Enhancement
- Parotitis
- Sialography
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed