Tonsillectomy is one of the surgical procedures that are frequently performed by ear, nose, and throat surgeons. The procedure is associated with many intraoperative and postoperative complications, and the nature of the operation site hampers surgical interventions. Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is characterized by the presence of air within the fascial planes of the head-neck region be...

A 15-year-old schoolboy was practising bowling and straining to bowl fast, when he noticed the gradual onset of sharp retrosternal chest pain, aggravated by respiration and eased by lying down. Later the pain radiated to his shoulders and neck, which became swollen. On examination there was a loud pericardial rub and surgical emphysema around the neck and over the anterior chest-wall. There wer...

subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of postoperative nausea and vomiting and can lead to airway compromise. we describe a case of delayed, severe subcutaneous emphysema after postoperative vomiting which fortunately did not lead to airway compromise and eliminated with conservative management. rough and difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, presence of clots and bloody discharge afte...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (bLVR) are palliative treatments aimed at reducing hyperinflation in advanced emphysema. Previous work has evaluated functional improvements and survival advantage for these techniques, although their effects on the micromechanical environment in the lung have yet to be determined. Here, we introduce a computational mo...

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum during labour is a rare, usually benign and self-limiting condition. It often presents with chest or neck pain and surgical emphysema. The latter sign is easy to demonstrate but often missed during clinical assessment if the condition is not included in the differential diagnosis of chest pain and dyspnoea in peripartum. The authors describe a case of 20-year-old p...

Spontaneous rupture of the pulmonary alveoli after a sudden increase in intra-alveolar pressure is a common cause of pneumomediastinum, which is usually seen in healthy young men. Other common causes are traumatic and iatrogenic rupture of the airway and esophagus; however, pneumomediastinum following cervicofacial emphysema is much rarer and is occasionally found after dental surgical procedur...

This is a report of 2 cases of Ludwig's angina. An Indonesian young female patient developed severe stridor after oral examination. Then she underwent tracheostomy and developed post decannulation dyspnea due to huge surgical emphysema. The second case regards an Indian young male who developed disseminated intravascular coagulation and died from hemorrhage. The objectives of our cases presenta...