Open AccessHamman's syndrome associated with pharyngeal rupture occurring during childbirth
Author(s) -
TIXIER HERVÉ,
RATTIN CHRISTIAN,
DUNAND ALEXIS,
PEAUPARDIN YUKIKO,
DOUVIER SERGE,
SAGOT PAUL,
MOURTIALON PASCAL
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016340903410881
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumomediastinum , subcutaneous emphysema , pneumothorax , sinus (botany) , surgery , endoscopy , botany , biology , genus
Hamman's syndrome is the classical association of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, with or without pneumothorax. Its onset during the expulsive phase of childbirth is exceptional. We report here the first case associated with pharyngeal rupture at the level of the piriform sinus and describe the warning signs and the management by endoscopy.