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The use of the “puffed‐cheek” computed tomography technique to confirm the diagnosis of pneumoparotitis |
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| Authors: | Anahita Aghaei Lasboo MD Alexander J. Nemeth MD Eric J. Russell MD Gordon J. Siegel MD Achilles Karagianis DO |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Radiology, Northwestern University–Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.;2. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University–Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | Pneumoparotitis puffed‐cheek computed tomography |