Pneumatosis intestinalis after orthognathic surgery

Shintaro Ishida; Shinsuke Nakamura; Aya Yoshino; Ryosuke Kita; Seiji Kondo

Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Apr 2021)

Pneumatosis intestinalis after orthognathic surgery

Shintaro Ishida,
Shinsuke Nakamura,
Aya Yoshino,
Ryosuke Kita,
Seiji Kondo

Affiliations

Shintaro Ishida: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan
Shinsuke Nakamura: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan
Aya Yoshino: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan
Ryosuke Kita: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan
Seiji Kondo: Corresponding author. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2
p. 100058

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The occurrence of pneumatosis intestinalis after oral and maxillofacial surgery represents an extremely rare but potentially life-threatening complication. We report the case of a 32-year-old female patient who developed pneumatosis intestinalis with mediastinal emphysema and pneumothorax after orthognathic surgery, as well as the possible causes and its management.

Published in Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

ISSN: 2667-1476 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine; Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/advances-in-oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery/

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