title: A Case of Mediastimal Emphysema Possibly Caused by the Insertion of a Laryngoscope.
abstract: Insertion of a laryngoscope to a patient with a strong pharyngeal reflex resulted in pharyngeal injury and subsequent development of mediastinal emphysema. An increase in airway pressure accompanying a strong pharyngeal reflex, as well as pharyngeal injury were thought to be factors associated with the development of mediastinal emphysema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Tokyo Hospital, 1-2-5 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053, Japan. takeyama@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeyama
authors.forename: Toshiyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D005683:Gagging / Q000502:physiology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D020704:Laryngoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries*