Akın Vural, Yasan Hasan, Irmak Çağlar, Tanlak Erdinç, Büyükçelik Bekir
Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Isparta, Türkiye.
Yüksekova State Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Hakkari, Türkiye.
Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Jun 19;63(1):40-43. doi: 10.4274/tao.2025.2024-12-11. Epub 2025 Jun 16.
Tonsillectomy is commonly performed in otorhinolaryngology clinics and is a relatively reliable procedure. Nevertheless, several complications, most notably postoperative bleeding, have been identified. Cervicofacial emphysema following tonsillectomy is exceedingly rare. This complication can lead to high-mortality outcomes, such as necrotizing fasciitis, mediastinitis, and pneumomediastinum. In this case report, we present the diagnosis and treatment of cervicofacial emphysema that developed on the third postoperative day in a 25-year-old female patient, along with a review of the relevant literature.
扁桃体切除术在耳鼻喉科诊所中较为常见,是一种相对可靠的手术。然而,已经发现了几种并发症,最显著的是术后出血。扁桃体切除术后发生颈面部气肿极为罕见。这种并发症可能导致高死亡率的后果,如坏死性筋膜炎、纵隔炎和纵隔气肿。在本病例报告中,我们介绍了一名25岁女性患者术后第三天发生颈面部气肿的诊断和治疗,并对相关文献进行了综述。