Open AccessA Rare Case of Pneumomediastinum after Eustachian Tube Dilation
Author(s) -
Stacey R. Long,
Adetokunbo Obayemi,
Anaïs Rameau
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1423-0275
pISSN - 0301-1569
DOI - 10.1159/000512857
Subject(s) - pneumomediastinum , medicine , eustachian tube , current procedural terminology , surgery , radiology , middle ear , complication
Eustachian tube dilation (ETD) is a relatively new intervention for the treatment of eustachian tube dysfunction. Though it previously had no assigned billing code, the American Medical Association recently accepted a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology code application for ETD to be effective in January 2021. Reported complications are uncommon and usually minor. Herein, we present a rare case of massive pneumomediastinum following this procedure. Such major complications are critical to report as ETD becomes a more commonly practiced procedure.