Cervical Emphysema, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumothorax Following Self-induced Oral Injury

A frightening complication of general anaesthesia for paediatric dental extractions

“…[14,15]. Although no pharyngeal/laryngeal tear or bleeding was seen when the patient was intubated under direct vision, the presence of post-operative hoarseness might fit in with this theory.…”

Facial, Cervical, and Mediastinal Emphysema of the Clarinet Player: Case Report

“…Thereafter, the increased intraoral pressure due to playing wind instruments may cause air to leak through a damaged Stensen's duct to potential spaces of the neck and to the mediastinum. To the best of our knowledge, there are no fatal cases presented due to cervicofacial emphysema itself; on the other hand, emphysema could proceed to the mediastinum and may cause pneumothorax (5). Therefore, it is important to investigate pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in patients with cervical emphysema.…”

<i>Hydrogen peroxide</i> as a cause of iatrogenic subcutaneous cervicofacial emphysema: Is it innocent?

“…On coronal computed tomography facial swelling and air in subcutaneous facial tissue, eyelid and neck is seen. [1,3], and any condition leading to pneumomediastinum [8]. McKenzie and Rosenberg [9], in a recent review, examined 32 cases with subcutaneous emphysema.…”