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Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir · Aug 2004
Case ReportsSubcutaneous emphysema of the hand caused by the suction drain -- a case report.
- A Saray, A T Tellioglu, K Cimen, and G Karaeminogullari.
- Kirikkale University Medical School, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kirikkale, Turkey. asaray68@hotmail.com
- Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 2004 Aug 1; 36 (4): 255-7.
AbstractSubcutaneous emphysema of the hand can be related to non-infectious causes and most commonly high-pressure injection injuries. Surgical emphysema of the hand is rare. We report a case of surgical emphysema of the dorsum of the hand following the excision of a dorsal wrist ganglion when the inserted suction drain did not work properly, accompanied by the inadvertent compression of the patient's body. Conservative management was adequate; oedema and emphysema subsided in several days.
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