Surgical emphysema: a novel complication of aural exostosis surgery.
We present the case of a 40-year-old male Caucasian patient who developed surgical emphysema of the neck five weeks after surgery for exostoses of the external auditory canal. Imaging of the temporal bone demonstrated that the surgery had resulted in entry into the temporomandibular joint. A mechanism is proposed for this novel complication.
Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrook's Hospital, Cambridge.
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von Blumenthal
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Fisher
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Adlam
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Moffat
D000328:Adult; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005096:Exostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed