• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.797-799
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• 2010

The pneumomediastinum after a dental treatment occurs rarely and shows almost good prognosis, however it is potentially life-threatening complication. Here we report a case of pneumomediastinum, occurred by air bubbles originated from dental high speed equipment, via head and neck fascial space with literatures review.

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.33-36
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• 2016

Cervical emphysema and Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon disease. Cervical emphysema is mainly caused by trauma or head and neck surgery. Here, we report a case of cervical emphysema and spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a 15-year-old man. This case emphasizes that cervical swelling patients with negative inflammation findings should be scrutinized for cervical emphysema and spontaneous pneumomediastinum.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.464-466
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• 2004

Neonatal tension pneumopericardium is a serious disease that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. If untreated, it may lead to cardiac tamponade and death. We report a case of neonatal tension pneumopericardium which was successfully treated by open pericardial window operation with review of literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.24 no.12
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• pp.1225-1227
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• 1991

Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema produced by air turbine dental drills, although widely reported in dental publications, are rarely reported in the thoracic journals. We report a case of 38-year-old man with pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema after use of a air turbine dental drill for dental extraction.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.65 no.3
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• pp.222-224
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• 2008

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is defined as a clinical syndrome that's characterized by the presence of air in the mediastinal space, which is not due to an old previous injury or surgery. The condition is caused by a sustained increase in the intraalveolar and intrabronchial pressure with extravasated air dissecting along the perivascular spaces of the mediastinum. This is an uncommon complication of sports activity. The most common symptom is chest pain. This diagnosis should be considered for younger people who present with pleuritic chest pain or dyspnea and a characteristic crackling feel (known as subcutaneous crepitation) when touching of the skin covering the chest wall or neck, and they look otherwise well with normal vital signs. Usually no treatment is required, but the mediastinal air will be absorbed faster if the patient inspires high concentrations of oxygen. We present here a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum that occurred during a Taekwondo match, along with a review of the relevant literature.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1976.06a
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• pp.90.4-90
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• 1976

Foreign bodies of the esophagus are frequently seen in otolaryngological fields and there are numerous reports about the cases of esophageal foreign bodies in the literatures. It is well known and agreed to most of the authors that the most common subjects of foreign bodies in the esophagus are coins in young children. The authors recently experienced a rare case of foreign body in the first narrowing of the esophagus in a l-year-old female who visited with the complaints of fever, dysphagia and imspiratory dyspnea for 5 days, complicating subcutaneous emphysema, periesophageal abscess, mediastinal emphysema, mediastinitis and lung atelectasis causing death.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.285-289
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• 1982

Pneumomediastium in a newborn baby is a rare condition and is usually manifested by respiratory and circulatory distress syndrome. We recently have experienced a newborn baby of severe tension pneumomediastinum associated with bilateral pneumothorax. The patient in this report was a day old female and the mother of the baby a lot of difficulties during her delivery and the aid of vaccuum was necessary. This patient was received closed thoracotomy and followed by explothoracotomy and excision of tension multiple air bubbles. The post-op. course is not uneventful.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.62 no.5
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• pp.437-440
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• 2007

Tracheostomy is one of the oldest surgical procedures in medical history. The indications for a tracheostomy include the relief of an upper airway obstruction, long-term mechanical ventilation, and decreased airway resistance to help wean the patient from mechanical ventilator support. Unfortunately, tracheostomy is also associated with a number of problems including, bleeding, infection, pneumothorax, and tracheal stenosis. A pneumothorax is an uncommon complication of a tracheostomy, and can result from direct injury to the pleura or positive pressure ventilation through a dislocation of the tracheostomy tube. We report an uncommon case of a tracheostomy-induced bilateral tension pneumothorax with a review of the literature.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.64 no.2
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• pp.144-148
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• 2008

Tracheomegaly is a distinctive condition that presents with marked dilation of the trachea. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is the result of alveolar rupture with dissection of the airway along the bronchus and into the mediastinum. Tracheomegaly and recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum are rare complications of pulmonary fibrosis when combined with rheumatoid arthritis. We present a case of tracheomegaly and recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum that was precipitated by repeated respiratory infection and chronic cough in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis that was associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.54-57
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• 2016

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) has become an increasingly popular method of establishing an airway for patients in need of chronic ventilator assistance. We report a rare case of a 42-year-old female who developed extensive subcutaneous emphysema, bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum, and pneumoperitoneum after percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy. The patient suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and underwent PDT after a period of mechanical ventilation. During PDT, tracheostomy tube was inserted into the paratracheal space. Follow-up chest radiography and computed tomography of chest and abdomen revealed extensive subcutaneous emphysema, bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum, and pneumoperitoneum. The patient was treated successfully with insertion of the thoracostomy tube and conservative care.