Open Access“AIR LEAK SYNDROME”: An Unusual Presentation of Foreign Body in the Airway
Author(s) -
Madhu Sudhan Velecharla,
K. L. Shah,
Renuka Bradoo,
Gopi Shankar Subramaniasami,
Anagha A Joshi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-018-1495-0
Subject(s) - medicine , subcutaneous emphysema , pneumomediastinum , foreign body , pneumothorax , airway , otorhinolaryngology , presentation (obstetrics) , leak , inhalation , surgery , anesthesia , environmental engineering , engineering
Spontaneous onset pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema are rare presentations of a foreign body in the airway. The possible mechanism for unexplainable and non traumatic subcutaneous emphysema can be attributed to "Air leak syndrome" following inhalation of foreign body in the airway.