Bilateral Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Following Total Thyroidectomy with Central Neck Dissection.

Author: Seung Won LEE ¹ ; Sung Hoon CHO ; Jong Dae LEE ; Jae Yong LEE ; Shi Chan KIM ; Yoon Woo KOH
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1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. lsw0922@schbc.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Thyroid; Trachea; Pneumothorax
MeSH: Emphysema; Female; Humans; Mediastinal Emphysema; Middle Aged; Neck; Neck Dissection; Pneumothorax; Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve; Thyroid Gland; Thyroidectomy; Trachea
From:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology 2008;1(1):49-51
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: We describe a 60-year-old woman who developed extensive emphysema, bilateral pneumothorax, and pneumomediastinum after total thyroidectomy and central neck dissection with sacrifice of a recurrent laryngeal nerve. In this report, we discuss the possisle etiology of those rare complications.