Citation

Ozgüner IF, Savaş C, Yeşildağ A. J. Pediatr. Surg. 2004; 39(10): 1584-1585.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Süleyman Demirel University Medical School, Isparta, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15486913

Abstract

The authors report a rare case of a barotraumatic pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum associated with esophageal perforation and orbital emphysema. A 4-year-old boy presented with sudden respiratory distress after blowout of a defective tire that he bit. Computed tomography scan showed right pneumothorax and bilateral orbital emphysema. A linear rupture has been detected in the cervical esophagus in esophagoscopy. Stamm gastrostomy and tube thoracostomy were performed, and broad-spectrum antibiotics have been introduced. Oral feeding started 23 days after blowout of tire, and the patient was discharged 50 days after injury.

Language: en