Surgical emphysema following tonsillectomy

Patel, N.; Brookes, G.

Ear Nose and Throat Journal 84(10): 660-661

2005


ISSN/ISBN: 0145-5613
PMID: 16382749
Document Number: 585458
Complications of tonsillectomy have been well documented. However subcutaneous emphysema of the neck following tonsillectomy has rarely been described. We report a case of this complication in a young man who forcefully performed Valsalva's maneuver following a tonsillectomy.

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