title: Cervicofacial, retropharyngeal and mediastinal emphysema: a complication of orbital fracture.
abstract: Retropharyngeal and mediastinal emphysema is associated with traumatic aerodigestive tract injury, and may be associated with potentially severe and even life-threatening complications. Retropharyngeal emphysema or pneumomediastinum, in the absence of severe trauma to the visceral organs, is rare following facial fractures. We report a case of extensive subcutaneous emphysema extending to the retropharyngeal space and mediastinum following an orbitozygomatic fracture.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Wei Chen
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Thiam Chye
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Gangadhara
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sundar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*