The Role of Oropharyngeal Barotrauma as a Cause of Pneumomediastinum: Report of a Case
The Role of Oropharyngeal Barotrauma as a Cause of Pneumomediastinum: Report of a Case作者机构：Department of Pulmonary Medicine School Of Medicine Harran University Sanliurfa Turkey Department of Thoracic Surgery Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Ankara Turkey Department of Thoracic Surgery Faculty of Medical University of Inonu Malatya Turkey Department of Thoracic Surgery Regional Training and Research Hospital Erzurum Turkey
出 版 物：《Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery》 (胸外科期刊（英文）)
年 卷 期：2012年第2卷第4期
页 面：136-138页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Oropharyngeal Barotrauma Pneumomediastinum
摘 要：Free air or gas in mediastinum is defined as pneumomediastinum. This is a rare condition which orginates from over distention of alveolus and alveolar rupture by barotrauma. A 6-year-old boy was admitted to our department with sudden onset, swelling of neck and face that developed during drinking water from tap by using his mouth. Physical examination revealed the presence of subcutaneous emphysema over the two side of the face that extended toward the neck bilaterally. The chest X-ray and CT of the thorax, when performed, revealed the diagnosis of pneumomediastinum and extrathoracic subcutaneous emphysema. Interestingly neither trachea-bronchial nor esophageal pathology was found by emergent rigid bronchoscopy and endoscopy for etiology of pneumomediastinum. Antibiotic treatment and oxygen therapy were given to the patient with chest pain and dyspnea. During the following days, the patient’s condition improved notably, with almost total resolution of the cervical emphysema and pneumomediastinum confirmed by daily chest X-ray and control thorax CT. He was discharged home after 6 days. The emphysema gradually resolved. Pneumomediastinum caused by barotrauma is a rare condition and only conservative treatment is required when the other causes are ruled out.
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