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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