An Operation in the Park Bench Position Complicated by Massive Tongue Swelling

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This paper presents a case of massive tongue swelling as a complication after an operation in the park bench position.

A 43-year-old male who had undergone a resection of a mass in the petrous bone of the clivus showed massive tongue swelling after the surgery in the left park bench position.

A direct compression of the bite block caused the swelling of tongue.

Tongue swelling may become fatal if it progresses to an airway obstruction; therefore the intraoperative and postoperative management is important.