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Massive subcutaneous emphysema developing before surgery for mandibular fracture: a case report
Author(s) -
Sumida Tomoki,
Kobayashi Ayumi,
Oka Ryota,
Yorozuya Toshihiro,
Nagaro Takumi,
Hamakawa Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00889.x
Subject(s) - subcutaneous emphysema , medicine , surgery , complication , intubation
– Preoperative massive subcutaneous emphysema before intubation is extremely rare. However, this complication may be potentially lethal, depend on the condition of air spreading. Subcutaneous emphysema which occurs intra‐ or postoperative period is sometimes iatrogenic because the air is introduced into the tissue space through the hole injured by the operation. But the emphysema in this case occurred preoperatively by the pressure of the bag valve mask, because the patient had an intra‐oral wound, which reaches the submental space. In this report, we describe an extremely rare case of preoperative massive emphysema of the patient with the mandibular fracture.