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01-10-2019 | Clinical Report

“AIR LEAK SYNDROME”: An Unusual Presentation of Foreign Body in the Airway

Authors: Madhu Sudhan Velecharla, Kshitij Dhaval Shah, Renuka Anil Bradoo, Gopi Shankar Subramaniasami, Anagha Atul Joshi

Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Special Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Spontaneous onset pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema are rare presentations of a foreign body in the airway. The possible mechanism for unexplainable and non traumatic subcutaneous emphysema can be attributed to “Air leak syndrome” following inhalation of foreign body in the airway.

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Title: “AIR LEAK SYNDROME”: An Unusual Presentation of Foreign Body in the Airway
Authors: Madhu Sudhan Velecharla
Kshitij Dhaval Shah
Renuka Anil Bradoo
Gopi Shankar Subramaniasami
Anagha Atul Joshi
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 2231-3796
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7707
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-1495-0

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“AIR LEAK SYNDROME”: An Unusual Presentation of Foreign Body in the Airway

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