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METHODS
A 59-year-old African-American female presents with subcutaneous emphysema to the head and neck region resulting from routine dental treatment with a high speed air-driven handpiece. The patient had a chief complaint of generalized edema, dysphagia and pain to her face and neck. The patient
METHODS
A 59-year-old African-American female presents with subcutaneous emphysema to thehead and neck region resulting from routine dental treatment with a high speed air-driven handpiece. The patient had a chief complaint of generalized edema, dysphagia and pain to her face and neck. The patient
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this report was to review and analyze the epidemiologic features of traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (TSE) originating from frontal, nasoethmoidal, and maxillary facial injuries with sinusal involvement in the emergency room setting.
METHODS
All patients with a fracture
OBJECTIVE
To report primary treatment of acute corneal hydrops (CH) with a modified technique of predescemetic deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (pdDALK).
METHODS
This prospective interventional case series included 9 eyes with acute CH that underwent pdDALK as primary treatment. Technique
Laryngeal trauma in pediatrics is extremely rare; however, because of the smaller pediatric larynx, it can have catastrophic consequences. Following laryngeal trauma, surgical emphysema is a relatively common presentation. In pediatrics, it can be a life-threatening condition. Here we An 80-year-old woman presented to our outpatient center with abdominal pain and blood-stained stools. She underwent a colonoscopy, which showed a 4-cm type II tumor in the rectum. About 2 h after the colonoscopy, mild facial edema and subcutaneous emphysema developed around her neck. A chest X-ray
OBJECTIVE
Despite advantages of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks as compared with established techniques, various limitations may exist. We present 2 trauma patients in whom the usefulness of ultrasound techniques was limited by edema and subcutaneous air.
METHODS
Two male patients were
A case of extensive subcutaneous emphysema is reported. The patient had a mandibular third molar extracted but did not experience any cervical edema until the morning after surgery. The emphysema did not appear to be caused by the surgical procedure, as emphysema caused by use of instruments becomes
We describe 4 nonconsecutive cases of infants admitted to Catholic University pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) because of complicated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection during winter RSV outbreaks from the year 2000 to the year 2003. A hyponatremic epileptic status (as in the first
Recently, the reported causes of cerebral air embolism are more from invasive medical procedures than decompressive sickness. We report a patient with homolateral cerebral air embolism probably due to acupuncture to the anterior neck. A 64-year-old man was admitted with early seizure followed by
Radiologic assessment of pulmonary vascular pressure and flow and quantitation and determination of the etiology of pulmonary edema is reviewed and new data provided to calculate "true" cardiac size from portable films. The quantitation of changes in intra- and extravascular water and a more
We report an unusual case of a young male patient who presented with severe pain and swelling of his left eyelid following an air compressor tip accident. He suffered extensive facial edema accompanied by deep tissue emphysema and an elevated intraocular pressure. On noncontrast CT scan, air was
Four cases of acute laryngeal fracture that demonstrate the history and clinical findings characteristic of blunt laryngotracheal trauma are presented. Symptoms in these patients included shortness of breath, neck pain, dysphasia, dysphonia, and hemoptysis. Physical examination findings suggesting
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To compare the clinical effect of transumbilical single-port laparoscopy combined with improved double hernia needles with that of traditional open surgery in the treatment of hydrocele in children.
METHODS
We retrospectively analyzed 35 cases (54 sides) of pediatric hydrocele treated by