[Emphysema in the tonsil surgery. A case report].
Subcutaneous peripharyngeal emphysema and pneumomediastinum are rare complications in postoperative patients after several types of surgery (orthognathic, laryngeal, tracheotomy and oropharyngeal). We report a case of subcutaneous and peripharyngeal emphysema after bilateral tonsillectomy in a 43-year-old male. Air or anesthetic gases spread to the neck, mediastinum, abdomen, or pleural cavity.
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario de Granada.
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Lorenzo Rojas
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*