Cervical surgical emphysema following routine tonsillectomy.
Complications of tonsillectomy have been well documented. However spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema of the neck following tonsillectomy has rarely been described. We report a case of this complication in a young female patient.
South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Old Blackrock Road, Cork, Ireland. basilomari@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult