Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
증례
편도 절제술 후 발생한 의인성 경부안면 피하기종 1예
윤상필1, 백삼현1, 임은정1, 박준호1,*
A Case of Iatrogenic Cervicofacial Subcutaneous Emphysema after Tonsillectomy
Sang Pill Yoon1, Sam Hyun Baek1, Eun Jung Lim1, Jun Ho Park1,*
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea
*교신저자: 박준호, 701-600 대구광역시 동구 신암4동 576-31 대구파티마병원 이비인후과 전화 :(053) 940-7258·전송:(053) 954-7417 E-mail:
jhpark@fatima.or.kr
© Copyright 2011 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: May 11, 2011; Revised: Jun 02, 2011; Accepted: Jul 06, 2011
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema rarely occurs after tonsillectomy. However, it can occur after disruption of the oral or pharyngeal mucosa during tonsillar dissection. When subcutaneous emphysema happens, broad spectrum antibiotics and conservative management are employed to prevent deep neck infection. In case of upper oropharyngeal disruption, the possibility that food may spread to the damaged legion is low. Therefore, it would be recovered by short term fasting without deep neck infection. We report a recent case of iatrogenic cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema after tonsillectomy experienced as well as relevant document review. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2011;22:259-263)
Keywords: 편도절제술; 피하기종
Keywords: Tonsillectomy; Subcutaneous emphysema
