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Traumatic epidural emphysema.

Brian K P Goh1, Kok-Kit Ng, Michael N Y Hoe

  • 1Department of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore. bsgkp@hotmail.com

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A rare case of traumatic epidural emphysema, a condition involving air in the spine

Area of Science:

  • Trauma surgery
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Neurosurgery

Background:

  • Epidural emphysema is rare, especially secondary to traumatic pneumomediastinum without pneumothorax.
  • Previous reports of traumatic epidural emphysema cite causes including pneumothorax, pelvic fractures, dural enteric fistulas, and herniated discs.
  • This case highlights a distinct etiology of epidural emphysema.

Observation:

  • A young male patient experienced blunt cervical and chest trauma during a basketball game.
  • Initial chest radiography revealed pneumomediastinum and surgical emphysema.
  • Computed tomography (CT) confirmed pneumomediastinum and epidural emphysema, notably without pneumothorax.

Findings:

  • CT imaging demonstrated epidural emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and surgical emphysema.

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  • The patient had no evidence of pneumothorax.
  • Conservative management led to spontaneous resolution of both epidural emphysema and pneumomediastinum.

    • Implications:

    • Traumatic epidural emphysema secondary to pneumomediastinum appears to be a benign and self-limiting condition.
    • While this specific case resolved conservatively, it is crucial to exclude other life-threatening causes of epidural emphysema.
    • This case expands the understanding of traumatic epidural emphysema etiologies and natural history.