Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema of the neck and mediastinum.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1977
Abstract
An unusual case of spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum presumably caused by a laryngeal or hypopharyngeal tear during excessive phonation is presented. The patient was treated conservatively after a careful search for any causative factors. Observation, with parenteral ailimentation, intravenous antibiotics, and voice rest, is advocated for most cases. Tracheostomy and open repair or mediastinotomy are reserved for the unusually severe or unresolving case.
Volume
70
Issue
7
First Page
867
Last Page
868
ISSN
0038-4348
Published In/Presented At
Hunsicker, R. C., Lopez-Rico, J., & Jafek, B. W. (1977). Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema of the neck and mediastinum. Southern medical journal, 70(7), 867–868. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197707000-00030
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Otolaryngology
PubMedID
877652
Department(s)
Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology
Document Type
Article