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Pneumomediastinum, Pneumopericardium, and Epidural Pneumatosis following Adenotonsillectomy: A Very Rare Complication
Joint Authors
Koc, Ayse Selcan
Görgülü, Feride Fatma
Görgülü, Orhan
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Adenotonsillectomy is a common surgical otolaryngology procedure that is associated with several complications, including hemorrhage, odynophagia, damage to teeth, taste disorders, atlantoaxial subluxation, lingual edema, infection, and injury of the carotid artery.
Pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and epidural pneumatosis are an extremely unusual condition in children with adenotonsillectomy.
Treatment should be conservative in the majority of cases and based on benign self-limiting course of these diseases; early recognition can prevent further complications.
The combination of pneumomediastinum with epidural pneumatosis, pneumopericardium, retropharyngeal-prevertebral pneumatosis, axillar-perihumeral pneumatosis, and subcutaneous emphysema is also a very rare condition.
We present a unique case with the radiological findings of air in all of these areas in a 6-year-old male child with adenotonsillectomy.
The case was unusual in that the patient developed this complication 3 hours later after adenotonsillectomy with severe vomitting.
The possible mechanism, the algorithm of treatment, and precautions in such cases will be discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Görgülü, Feride Fatma& Koc, Ayse Selcan& Görgülü, Orhan. 2018. Pneumomediastinum, Pneumopericardium, and Epidural Pneumatosis following Adenotonsillectomy: A Very Rare Complication. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Görgülü, Feride Fatma…[et al.]. Pneumomediastinum, Pneumopericardium, and Epidural Pneumatosis following Adenotonsillectomy: A Very Rare Complication. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Görgülü, Feride Fatma& Koc, Ayse Selcan& Görgülü, Orhan. Pneumomediastinum, Pneumopericardium, and Epidural Pneumatosis following Adenotonsillectomy: A Very Rare Complication. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148428
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148428