Smeets I M, Engelberts I
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
J Laryngol Otol. 1995 May;109(5):442-4. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100130397.
A case of severe macroglossia, following intraoral surgery, causing respiratory distress is described. Because conventional therapy appeared inadequate, leeches were used and proved an efficient method of reducing this life-threatening swelling of the tongue.
本文描述了一例口腔手术后出现严重巨舌症并导致呼吸窘迫的病例。由于传统治疗方法似乎效果不佳,于是使用了水蛭,结果证明这是一种减轻这种危及生命的舌部肿胀的有效方法。