SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA - A NOVEL COMPLICATION OF AURAL EXOSTOSIS SURGERY

Authors
VONBLUMENTHAL H FISHER EW ADLAM DM MOFFAT DA
Citation
H. Vonblumenthal et al., SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA - A NOVEL COMPLICATION OF AURAL EXOSTOSIS SURGERY, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 108(6), 1994, pp. 490-491
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
108
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
490 - 491
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1994)108:6<490:SE-ANC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We present the case of a 40-year-old male Caucasian patient who develo ped surgical emphysema of the neck five weeks after surgery for exosto ses of the external auditory canal. Imaging of the temporal bone demon strated that the surgery had resulted in entry into the temporomandibu lar joint. A mechanism is proposed for this novel complication.