Middle-aged man with left neck pain and swelling.

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.