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Parapharyngeal emphysema – an unusual complication of temporal bone trauma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

G. Plaza ,
J. Martínez-San Millán ,
C. Navas  and
A. Martínez-Vidal
G. Plaza*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
J. Martínez-San Millán
Affiliation:
Departments of Neuroradiology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
C. Navas
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
A. Martínez-Vidal
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
*
Address for correspondence: Guillermo Plaza Mayor, c/Moreno Nieto, 13, 6°B, Madrid 28005, Spain. Fax: 34 1 6219901. e-mail: carmen.bellas@hrc.es
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Abstract

We report a case of a 36-year-old woman who suffered a temporal bone trauma due to a bicycle crash. Computed tomography revealed parapharyngeal emphysema despite only minor temporal bone changes.

Keywords

Temporal boneFracturesEmphysema
Type
Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 3 , March 1998 , pp. 301 - 302
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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