Potential life-threatening complication of tonsillectomy: cervicofacial surgical emphysema

A 30-year-old woman presented to the accident and emergency department 3 days post-tonsillectomy with bleeding from the tonsillar fossa and left-sided facial swelling. The patient denied any dysphagia or breathing difficulties but experienced pain on neck movement. On examination, although the bleed...

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Publicado en:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Shoemaker, Kirsten, Thompson, Christopher SG, Sawant, Rupali, Thiel, Gundula
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Findings That Shed New Light on the Possible Pathogenesis of a Disease or an Adverse Effect
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6340599/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30665932
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228377
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