Iatrogenic Pneumomediastinum and Facial Emphysema After Surgical Tooth Extraction

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.008

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volume 89, Issue 2, February 2010, Page 640

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She had a complete clinical and radiological recovery without recurrence of disease (Fig. 4). The simultaneous occurrence of emphysema, pneumothorax, pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum, after dental treatment, is rarely reported in the literature.1–4 Pousios et al. reported a 29-year-old man who had undergone the extraction of his right lower wisdom teeth.
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.
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.
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