1/2. Non-operative removal of a parotid duct stone with a balloon angioplasty catheter.We illustrate a rapid and simple method for removal of a stone from the parotid duct using a balloon angioplasty catheter and digital subtraction imaging. No anaesthesia or surgical intervention is necessary.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = anaesthesia (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Accidental full thickness burn of the ear lobe following division of the great auricular nerve at parotidectomy.Division of the great auricular nerve is commonly performed during superficial parotidectomy and leads to anaesthesia of the ear lobe. In the case presented here, this gave rise to an accidental self-inflicted thermal burn of the ear lobe. This might have been avoided had the posterior branch of the nerve been preserved.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = anaesthesia (Clic here for more details about this article) |