title: Generalized surgical emphysema as an early complication of facial fracture: a case report.
abstract: A case of multiple facial fractures complicated by subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum and pneumoretroperitoneum, in the absence of intra-abdominal, neck or chest injuries, is described.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004646:Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology