The occurrence of postoperative complications after various orthognatic surgery procedures is rare but all of them might be life-threatening complications. We report a case of a 22-year old female patient who underwent a bimaxillary orthognathic surgery procedure and developed bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum.

Bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after orthognathic surgery

BERTOSSI, Dario
2014-01-01

Abstract

The occurrence of postoperative complications after various orthognatic surgery procedures is rare but all of them might be life-threatening complications. We report a case of a 22-year old female patient who underwent a bimaxillary orthognathic surgery procedure and developed bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum.
2014
Adult; Female; Humans; Jaw; Malocclusion, Angle Class II; Mandible; Maxilla; Maxillary Osteotomy; Mediastinal Emphysema; Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; Pneumothorax; Subcutaneous Emphysema; Thoracostomy; Treatment Outcome
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