Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy

Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of tonsillectomy that often resolves spontaneously but may progress to obstruct upper airways or spread to the thorax causing pneumomediastinum or pneumothorax. The mechanisms by which subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum may develo...

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Autores principales: Koukoutsis, George, Balatsouras, Dimitrios G., Ganelis, Panayotis, Fassolis, Alexandros, Moukos, Antonis, Katotomichelakis, Michael, Kaberos, Antonis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24379978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/154857
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author Koukoutsis, George
Balatsouras, Dimitrios G.
Ganelis, Panayotis
Fassolis, Alexandros
Moukos, Antonis
Katotomichelakis, Michael
Kaberos, Antonis
author_facet Koukoutsis, George
Balatsouras, Dimitrios G.
Ganelis, Panayotis
Fassolis, Alexandros
Moukos, Antonis
Katotomichelakis, Michael
Kaberos, Antonis
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description Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of tonsillectomy that often resolves spontaneously but may progress to obstruct upper airways or spread to the thorax causing pneumomediastinum or pneumothorax. The mechanisms by which subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum may develop after tonsillectomy are poorly understood. A case of a 21-year-old female undergoing routine adenotonsillectomy, who developed cervicofacial emphysema and pneumomediastinum, is presented. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment options are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-38601522013-12-30 Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy Koukoutsis, George Balatsouras, Dimitrios G. Ganelis, Panayotis Fassolis, Alexandros Moukos, Antonis Katotomichelakis, Michael Kaberos, Antonis Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of tonsillectomy that often resolves spontaneously but may progress to obstruct upper airways or spread to the thorax causing pneumomediastinum or pneumothorax. The mechanisms by which subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum may develop after tonsillectomy are poorly understood. A case of a 21-year-old female undergoing routine adenotonsillectomy, who developed cervicofacial emphysema and pneumomediastinum, is presented. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment options are discussed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-11-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3860152/ /pubmed/24379978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/154857 Text en Copyright © 2013 George Koukoutsis et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Koukoutsis, George
Balatsouras, Dimitrios G.
Ganelis, Panayotis
Fassolis, Alexandros
Moukos, Antonis
Katotomichelakis, Michael
Kaberos, Antonis
Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy
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title_full Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy
title_fullStr Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy
title_full_unstemmed Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy
title_short Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy
title_sort subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum after tonsillectomy
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24379978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/154857
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