Ruiz Gómez J M, Lorenzo Rojas J, Cortés Sánchez P, Ayala Martínez L
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario de Granada.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 1998 May;49(4):321-3.
Subcutaneous peripharyngeal emphysema and pneumomediastinum are rare complications in postoperative patients after several types of surgery (orthognathic, laryngeal, tracheotomy and oropharyngeal). We report a case of subcutaneous and peripharyngeal emphysema after bilateral tonsillectomy in a 43-year-old male. Air or anesthetic gases spread to the neck, mediastinum, abdomen, or pleural cavity.
皮下咽周气肿和纵隔气肿是几种手术（正颌手术、喉部手术、气管切开术和口咽手术）术后患者中罕见的并发症。我们报告一例43岁男性双侧扁桃体切除术后发生皮下和咽周气肿的病例。空气或麻醉气体扩散至颈部、纵隔、腹部或胸腔。
