Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum; A Rare Complication of Foreign Body Aspiration

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
Sakine IŞIK ◽  
Şule ÇAĞLAYAN SÖZMEN ◽  
Osman Zeki KARAKUŞ ◽  
Handan GÜLERYÜZ ◽  
Nevin UZUNER
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Subcutaneous Emphysema ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Foreign Body Aspiration

Management of an unusual presentation of foreign body aspiration

1992 ◽  
Vol 106 (8) ◽  
pp. 751-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan H. Ramadan ◽  
Nicolas Bu-Saba ◽  
Anis Baraka ◽  
Salman Mroueh
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Subcutaneous Emphysema ◽  
Positive Pressure Ventilation ◽  
Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation ◽  
Foreign Body Aspiration ◽  
Positive Pressure ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
Chest X Ray

AbstractForeign body aspiration is a very common problem in children and toddlers and still a serious and sometimes fatal condition. We are reporting on a 2-year-old white asthmatic male who choked on a chick pea and presented with subcutaneous emphysema, and on chest X-ray with an isolated pneumomediastinum but not pneumothorax. On review of the literature an isolated pneumomediastinum without pneumothorax was rarely reported. This presented a challenge in management mainly because of the technique that we had to use in order to undergo bronchoscopy and removal of the foreign body. Apnoeic diffusion oxygenation was used initially while the foreign body was removed piecemeal, and afterwards intermittent positive pressure ventilation was used. The child did very well, and his subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum remarkably improved immediately post surgery.

Subcutaneous emphysema secondary to foreign-body aspiration

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A. Findlay ◽  
S. Morrissey ◽  
J.Y. Paton
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Subcutaneous Emphysema ◽  
Foreign Body Aspiration

Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema due to foreign body aspiration

1999 ◽  
Vol 113 (12) ◽  
pp. 1119-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Pahade ◽  
K. M. J. Green ◽  
J. P. de Carpentier
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Pulmonary Oedema ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Foreign Body Aspiration ◽  
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema ◽  
Acute Airway Obstruction

AbstractA patient who developed non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema secondary to acute airway obstruction caused by an aspirated foreign body is presented. The literature is reviewed, discussing the theories regarding the formation of non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. The case highlights the importance of this rare complication of foreign body aspiration and surgeons and anaesthetists should be alert to continued respiratory symptoms following relief of acute airway obstruction.

Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Due to Foreign Body Aspiration

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
İ. Ötgün ◽  
E. Fakıoğlu ◽  
İ. Arda ◽  
A. Hiçsönmez
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Subcutaneous Emphysema ◽  
Foreign Body Aspiration
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