Bilateral Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Following Total Thyroidectomy with Central Neck Dissection

We describe a 60-year-old woman who developed extensive emphysema, bilateral pneumothorax, and pneumomediastinum after total thyroidectomy and central neck dissection with sacrifice of a recurrent laryngeal nerve. In this report, we discuss the possisle etiology of those rare complications.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lee, Seung Won, Cho, Sung Hoon, Lee, Jong Dae, Lee, Jae Yong, Kim, Shi Chan, Koh, Yoon Woo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19434263
http://dx.doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2008.1.1.49

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19434263
http://dx.doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2008.1.1.49

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