Subcutaneous emphysema is when air or gas gets under your skin tissue. Although this condition commonly occurs in the tissue of the neck or chest wall, it can develop in other body parts. A smooth ...

THE purpose of this paper is to report a case of mediastinal, subcutaneous and probable subpericardial emphysema treated by recompression, with subsequent recovery. On February 11, 1958, a 19-year-old ...

Open nephroureterectomy can be performed through a variety of approaches depending upon the surgeon's preference, patient body habitus, and medical comorbidities. Generally, a flank incision for the ...

Surgical emphysema is another term for subcutaneous emphysema. It occurs when air or gas enters the subcutaneous tissue, which is the deepest layer of the skin. People can develop surgical emphysema ...