Parapharyngeal emphysema--an unusual complication of temporal bone trauma.
We report a case of a 36-year-old woman who suffered a temporal bone trauma due to a bicycle crash. Computed tomography revealed parapharyngeal emphysema despite only minor temporal bone changes.
Plaza
G
G
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. carmen.bellas@hrc.es
Martínez-San Millán
J
J
Navas
C
C
Martínez-Vidal
A
A
D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed