Neumomediastino y enfisema cervical en cirugía maxilofacial
- Ana Belén Guerra Martínez
- Susana Arroyo Rodríguez
- C. Navarro Cuéllar
- F. Riba García
- José Ignacio Salmerón Escobar
- C. Navarro Vila
ISSN: 1130-0558
Year of publication: 2003
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
Pages: 90-94
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista española de cirugía oral y maxilofacial: Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial
Abstract
The appearance of a pneumomediastinum associated to cervical subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication in oral and maxillo-facial surgery. Three cases are presented, each one of them with a different cause; in two, pneumomediastinum was unchained after cervical subcutaneous emphysema, descending via, and the other after intraoperatory barotrauma lung . Because it is a potential cause of complications covering antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended.