TY - JOUR
T1 - Pneumomediastinum due to Venturi jet ventilation used during microlaryngeal surgery in a previously neck-irradiated patient
AU - Gaitini, Luis A.
AU - Somri, Mostafa
AU - Fradis, Milo
AU - Malatskey, Shelton H.
AU - Vaida, Sonia J.
AU - Golz, Avishai
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Serious complications secondary to Venturi jet ventilation used during microlaryngoscopy are rare, but when they occur, they may pose a life- threatening emergency. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman, previously treated with 70 Gy of irradiation for a T1 laryngeal carcinoma, who developed pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema after the use of Venturi jet ventilation. Keeping in mind the histologic changes to the irradiated structures, we suggest more caution when using Venturi jet ventilation in patients who have recently undergone neck irradiation therapy.
AB - Serious complications secondary to Venturi jet ventilation used during microlaryngoscopy are rare, but when they occur, they may pose a life- threatening emergency. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman, previously treated with 70 Gy of irradiation for a T1 laryngeal carcinoma, who developed pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema after the use of Venturi jet ventilation. Keeping in mind the histologic changes to the irradiated structures, we suggest more caution when using Venturi jet ventilation in patients who have recently undergone neck irradiation therapy.
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U2 - 10.1177/000348940010900514
DO - 10.1177/000348940010900514
M3 - Article
C2 - 10823484
AN - SCOPUS:0342313607
SN - 0003-4894
VL - 109
SP - 519
EP - 521
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
IS - 5 I
ER -