Cervicofacial Surgical Emphysema following Tonsillectomy
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Cervicofacial Surgical Emphysema following Tonsillectomy
We report the case of a patient who developed cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema following a routine tonsillectomy. An 18-year-old male with swallowing difficulties underwent a tonsillectomy and developed swelling of the right side of his neck and face 36 hours after surgery. A neck X-ray revealed subcutaneous emphysema. Unlike similar previously published cases, there were no postoperative i...
متن کاملCervicofacial emphysema.
The case describes a young girl developing cervicofacial emphysema after fall. She presented in emergency with gradually worsening upper body swelling without any sign of distress. Swelling was found on the right side of the face, all around the neck and right arm with crepitus in all these areas. CT scanning of head, neck and chest were performed and a small area of communication between nasop...
متن کاملCervicofacial 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...
متن کاملSurgical emphysema following dental treatment.
Surgical emphysema is a relatively rare complication of dental surgery. Many cases go unrecognized or are misdiagnosed. Although the majority of cases resolve spontaneously, some can lead to potentially life-threatening complications requiring emergency intervention. A case of surgical emphysema following a routine restorative dental procedure is presented. The differential diagnosis and manage...
متن کاملExtensive surgical emphysema following restorative dental treatment.
We present a patient with extensive surgical emphysema following the dental restoration the upper left first molar (tooth 26) with a high speed turbine handpiece. The clinical findings and management of subcutaneous cervical emphysema are discussed.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Otolaryngology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-6765,2090-6773
DOI: 10.1155/2014/746152