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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Main Authors:	Koukoutsis, George, Balatsouras, Dimitrios G., Ganelis, Panayotis, Fassolis, Alexandros, Moukos, Antonis, Katotomichelakis, Michael, Kaberos, Antonis
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860152/

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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 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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author	Koukoutsis, George Balatsouras, Dimitrios G. Ganelis, Panayotis Fassolis, Alexandros Moukos, Antonis Katotomichelakis, Michael Kaberos, Antonis
spellingShingle	Koukoutsis, George Balatsouras, Dimitrios G. Ganelis, Panayotis Fassolis, Alexandros Moukos, Antonis Katotomichelakis, Michael Kaberos, Antonis Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy
author_facet	Koukoutsis, George Balatsouras, Dimitrios G. Ganelis, Panayotis Fassolis, Alexandros Moukos, Antonis Katotomichelakis, Michael Kaberos, Antonis
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title	Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy
title_short	Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy
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_sort	subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum after tonsillectomy
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.
publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Tonsillectomy

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