Postoperative amyloidosis of tongue base: Extremely rare complication after multilevel sleep surgery

Abstract Amyloidosis is to be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoperative edema of tongue base after its ablation. It might be triggered by surgical trauma. After establishment of diagnosis, cause of secondary amyloidosis should be excluded.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmed Bahgat, Claudio Vicini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3812