CERVICAL AND MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA SECONDARY TO MANDIBLE FRACTURE - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
SANSEVERE JJ BADWAL RS NAJJAR TA
Citation
Jj. Sansevere et al., CERVICAL AND MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA SECONDARY TO MANDIBLE FRACTURE - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 22(5), 1993, pp. 278-281
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
278 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1993)22:5<278:CAMEST>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Cervical and mediastinal emphysema is a rare but serious, life-threate ning complication associated with mandibular fractures secondary to hi gh-impact trauma. A case is reported in which a 24-year-old white man involved in a motor vehicle accident presented with an isolated mandib ular fracture, cervical emphysema, and pneumomediastinum. A review of the literature is presented, and relevant anatomy and management are d iscussed.