title: Parapharyngeal emphysema--an unusual complication of temporal bone trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. carmen.bellas@hrc.es
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plaza
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez-San Millán
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Navas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Vidal
mesh_terms: 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