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Mediastinal emphysema following fracture of the orbital floor.

Authors :
Abdelrahman, Husham
Shunni, Adam
El-Menyar, Ayman
Ajaj, Ahmad
Afifi, Ibrahim
Zarour, Ahmad
Al-Thani, Hassan
Source :
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. May2014, Vol. 2014 Issue 5, p1-3. 3p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Pneumomediastinum (PM) is mainly an atypical finding among traumatic neck or thoracic injury patients. Moreover, PM secondary to isolated orbital floor fracture remains a rare event which is infrequently associated with severe complications such as mediastinitis, airway obstruction and pneumothorax. Herein, we report an atypical case of mediastinal emphysema consequent to orbital floor fracture along with review of the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20428812
Volume :
2014
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
96001886
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju032