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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