Subcutaneous cervical emphysema after self-induced vomiting

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 192-193

  Siddiq, M A ^a,b   Selvadurai, D ^a   Narula, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NECK; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; VOMITING;

EID: 0032906593     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689909200409     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. 1 Granich MS, Digregorio LI, Klotz RE, Lofgren RH, Partlow RC, Jr. Spontaneous retropharyngeal and cervical emphysema in adults. Arch Otolaryngol 1983;109:701-4
2. 2 Dolgin SR, Wykoff TW, Kumar NR, Maniglia AJ. Conservative medical management of traumatic pharyngoesophageal perforations. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1992;101:209-15
3. 3 Kosaki H, Nakamura N, Toriyama Y. Penetrating injuries to the oropharynx. J Laryngol Otol 1992;106:813-16
4. 4 Smith DA, Fenton J, Timon C, McShane DP. Occult pharyngeal perforation secondary to pencil injury. J Laryngol Otol 1996;110:901-3
5. 5 Macklin MT, Macklin CC. Malignant interstitial emphysema of the lungs and mediastinum as an important occult complication in many respiratory diseases and other conditions. Medicine 1944;23:281-358
6. 6 Harley EH. Spontaneous cervical and mediastinal emphysema in asthma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1987;113:1111-12
7. 7 Aisner M, Franco JE. Mediastinal emphysema. N Engl J Med 1949;241:818-25
8. 8 Hamman L. Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema. Bull Johns Hopk Hosp 1939;64:1-21
9. 9 Steffey WR, Cohn AM. Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema of the head neck and mediastinum. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1974;100:32
10. 10 Munsell WP. Pneumomediastinum. JAMA 1967;202:689-90
11. 11 El-Ghazali AMS. Spontaneous emphysema of the neck. J Laryngol Otol 1983;97:383-6