Bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after orthognathic surgery.
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The occurrence of postoperative complications after various orthognatic surgery procedures is rare but all of them might be life-threatening complications. We report a case of a 22-year old female patient who underwent a bimaxillary orthognathic surgery procedure and developed bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chirurgia
دوره 109 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014