SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA.

Surgical treatment of emphysema.

Patients breathless from chronic lung disease present a serious problem in morbidity and mortality in Britain, the U.S.A., and other countries with a temperate climate (Fletcher and Tinker, 1961 ; Bower, 1961). For their successful treatment it is essential to determine how much obstruction there is to the air-flow from their lungs and to try to find the cause of this obstruction, whether it be...

Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema

Plastic bronchitis (PB) refers to the presence of inspissated Bronchial casts (BC) is uncommon in children.Our case presented with subcutaneous emphysema as the dominant manifestation and was suspected to have foreign body in airway, but bronchoscopy revealed a bronchial cast. Subcutaneous emphysema as the initial/sole manifestation of plastic bronchitis is very rare in children.

Surgical 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...

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...

A Case of Surgical Emphysema