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[Subcutaneous cervical emphysema secondary to tooth extraction]
E Calvo Boizas1, J A Sancipriano Hernández, L Rincón Esteban
1Servicio de ORL y Cirugía Cérvico-Facial, Hospital Virgen de la Vega, Salamanca.
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Cervical emphysema is rare and its diagnosis involves the ENT specialist. A case of cervical subcutaneous emphysema secondary to lower molar extraction is reported. The patient had no signs or symptoms other than cervical emphysema. Simple radiography and CT are recommended for early diagnosis. The etiopathogenic mechanisms of subcutaneous cervical emphysema are reviewed. Recent literature contains few cases of dental origin.