Pneumomediastinum, bilateral pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and surgical emphysema after routine apicectomy caused by vomiting

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-137

  Gulati, Archita ^a   Baldwin, Andrew ^a   Intosh, Ian Mc ^a   Krishnan, A ^a  

^a ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental surgery; Emphysema; Pneumomediastinum; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LAPAROTOMY; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VOMITING;

ADULT; APICOECTOMY; BAROTRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 38949170177     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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