%0 Journal Article
%T Cervico-Facial Soft Tissue Emphysema with  Pneumo-Mediastinum Following Endoscopic Sinus  Surgery: A Dilemma of Related or Unrelated Complication
%A Produl Hazarika
%A Seema Elina Punnoose
%A Ananth Pai
%A Rajeev Chaturvedi
%J International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
%P 86-89
%@ 2168-5460
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijohns.2013.23021
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">We present a rare and
unusual complication of cervico-facial soft tissue emphysema with
pneumo-mediastinum which occurred in a 30</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">year</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">old female Jordanian patient in our
hospital </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> October </span><st1:chmetcnv unitname=\"in\" sourcevalue=\"2010\" hasspace=\"True\" negative=\"False\" numbertype=\"1\" tcsc=\"0\" w:st=\"on\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2010 in</span></st1:chmetcnv><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Abu Dhabi following FESS. CT scan
evaluation of aero-digestive tract in the immediate post-operative period was
done to ascertain the cause pertaining to any surgical trauma or anaesthesia
related complications. Such a case previously unreported has been included in
this study. A simple close monitoring after establishing the cause is usually
sufficient in management of such related or un</span></span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">related complications during FESS
which in our case was likely to be anaesthesia related. Published data of such
a complication assists in building up a good and effective medical audit based
on ethical practice. This paper stresses the importance of immediate CT scan of
aero-digestive tract in evaluating the cause.</span> 
</p>
%K Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
%K Cervico-Facial Emphysema
%K Pneumo-Mediastinum
%K Ethical Practice
%K Medical Audit
%K Extended Indication of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
%K CT Scan
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=31844