Vol.101 No.2 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 101 No. 2 February 2008
Two Cases of Spontaneous Mediastinal Emphysema
Seigo Ueda and Yasuaki Harabuchi
(Asahikawa Medical College)
Shigeru Saitoh
(Nayoro City General Hostpital)
We report two cases of spontaneous mediastinal emphysema. In the first case, a 23-year-old female complained of dysesthesia in the pharynx. Cervical X-ray and CT scan demonstrated mediastinal and cervical subcutaneous emphysema. In the second case, a 26-year-old male complained of cervical pain. CT scan demonstrated mediastinal and cervical subcutaneous emphysema. Both patients were treated conservatively.
Key words :spontaneous mediastinal emphysema, cervical emphysema, treatment