Middle-aged man with left neck pain and swelling

Abstract

Background: Disorders of the salivary glands can be evaluated by bedside ultrasonography and should be considered in patients presenting with undifferentiated neck swelling.

Objective: Our aim was to describe the sonographic findings present in sialolithiasis and sialadenitis.

Case report: A 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department with 2 days of neck swelling. Initial evaluation included a bedside ultrasound that demonstrated sialolithiasis, which was later confirmed by computed tomography.

Conclusions: Bedside ultrasound can be a useful imaging modality in the evaluation of the patient with neck swelling.

Keywords: bedside ultrasound; neck mass; sialadenitis; sialolithiasis.