Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium complications arising from a case of wisdom tooth extraction

C.-H. Chen; H. Chang; H.-C. Liu; T.-T. Hung; W.-C. Huang

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (Jul 2012)

Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium complications arising from a case of wisdom tooth extraction

C.-H. Chen,
H. Chang,
H.-C. Liu,
T.-T. Hung,
W.-C. Huang

Affiliations

C.-H. Chen: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan; Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei City, Taiwan; Corresponding author.
H. Chang: Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan
H.-C. Liu: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan
T.-T. Hung: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan; Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei City, Taiwan
W.-C. Huang: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 4
pp. 194 – 197

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A 25-year-old woman underwent surgical tooth extraction. Several hours after the procedure, the woman complained of severe retrosternal pain and mild dyspnea. Subsequent imaging revealed subcutaneous emphysema from the mandibular region extending to the mediastinum and left side pneumothorax, as well as pneumopericardium. After treatment with antibiotics and analgesics, the patient recovered without any complications. Resumo: Uma mulher de 25 anos foi submetida a uma extração dentária. Várias horas após o procedimento, a mulher queixou-se de dor retroesternal aguda e dispneia ligeira. Imagiologia posterior revelou enfisema subcutâneo da região mandibular estendendo-se ao mediastino e pneumotórax à esquerda, bem como pneumopericárdio. Após o tratamento com antibióticos e analgésicos, a paciente recuperou sem quaisquer complicações. Keywords: Pneumothorax, Mediastinal infection, Palavras-chave: Pneumotórax, Infeção do mediastino

Published in Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

ISSN: 0873-2159 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
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