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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 362-365 |
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Occult pyriform sinus fistula resulting in intraoperative subcutaneous emphysema ( a case report)
Ayman A. Abdellatif1, Abdulaziz Boker2, Waleed El-Marakby1
1 Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Egypt
2 Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt
Correspondence Address:
Ayman A. Abdellatif
MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo
Egypt
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DOI: 10.7123/01.ASJA.0000416594.53803.df
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The occurrence of subcutaneous emphysema in the neck area after endotracheal intubation is an alarming sign for a serious upper airway perforation. This report present a case of a hidden pharyngeal pouch that resulted in subcutaneous emphysema and was diagnosed intraoperatively by pharyngeoscopy. |
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