Cervicofacial and Mediastinum Emphysema Following Dental Intervention
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Cervicofacial Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Following Dental Extraction: Case Report
BACKGROUND Pneumomediastinum is commonly caused by iatrogenic injury such as surgery on the cervical planes and chest or by tracheostomy. It is also well known that emphysema may occur after dental treatments using an air turbine drill, but there have been few cases of emphysema which extended to the mediastinum. CASE PRESENTATION A 16-year-old boy is presented with subcutaneous emphysema and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2149-5807,2149-6048
DOI: 10.5152/eajem.2015.57060