Jiang Yuchen, Rajagopal Rajini, Germain Stephanie, Silva Priyamal
Otolaryngology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, GBR.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, GBR.
Cureus. 2021 Feb 1;13(2):e13051. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13051.
The authors present the case of an 87-year-old woman who developed a delayed onset of subcutaneous emphysema post-operatively. We discuss the causative factors - in this case, presumed injury to her hypo-pharynx during a reportedly uneventful endotracheal intubation, the investigations and the management of this rare complication.