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Acute Parotitis after Lower Limb Amputation: A Case Report of a Rare Complication.

Konstantinos Ioannis AvgerinosNikolaos DegermetzoglouSofia TheofanidouGeorgia KritikouIoannis Bountouris
Published in: Case reports in otolaryngology (2018)
Postoperative parotitis can possibly occur after any type of surgery including vascular. Clinicians should be aware of this complication although it is rare. Several risk factors such as dehydration, general anesthesia, drugs, immunocompromisation, head tilt during surgery, and stones in Stensen's duct may predispose to postoperative parotitis. Treatment consists of antibiotics and hydration.
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