Massive subcutaneous emphysema secondary to rigid bronchoscopy in a child

  • Anju Ghai Department of Anesthesiology
  • Meenu goyal Department of ENT
  • Raman Wadhera Department of ENT
  • Manish kumar goel Department of Community Medicine Pt. B.D. Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (India)
Keywords: Subcutaneous emphysema, Rigid bronchoscopy, Stridor, Bronchodilators, Bronchospasm

Abstract

Massive subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of interventional bronchoscopy. Complications reported include laryngeal and bronchial spasm, hematorrhea, arrhythmia, airway obstruction, tracheoesophageal fistula, and pneumothorax. Massive subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of rigid bronchoscopy. There has been no case report mentioned in the literature till date to the best of our knowledge. We report an eighteen months old female child who developed emphysema involving upper third of her chest, neck and face after rigid bronchoscopy, which increased progressively threatening closure of the airways but was successfully managed conservatively. The details of this case and the management are discussed.

Published
02-03-2019
How to Cite
Ghai, A., goyal, M., Wadhera, R., & goel, M. kumar. (2019). Massive subcutaneous emphysema secondary to rigid bronchoscopy in a child. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 293-295. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/515
Section
Case Reports