Cervical surgical emphysema following routine tonsillectomy.
| dc.contributor.author | Al Omari, B | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sadacharam, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sheahan, P | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-02T08:33:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-10-02T08:33:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cervical surgical emphysema following routine tonsillectomy. 2011, 132 (4-5):241-3 Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0035-1334 | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 22908549 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/246495 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Complications of tonsillectomy have been well documented. However spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema of the neck following tonsillectomy has rarely been described. We report a case of this complication in a young female patient. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | Archived with thanks to Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie | en_GB |
| dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Subcutaneous Emphysema | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Tonsillectomy | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
| dc.title | Cervical surgical emphysema following routine tonsillectomy. | en_GB |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.contributor.department | South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Old Blackrock Road, Cork, Ireland. basilomari@yahoo.com | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.journal | Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie | en_GB |
| dc.description.province | Munster | en |
| html.description.abstract | Complications of tonsillectomy have been well documented. However spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema of the neck following tonsillectomy has rarely been described. We report a case of this complication in a young female patient. |