Anju Ghai, Meenu Goyal, Raman Wadhera, Manish Kumargoel.
Massive subcutaneous emphysema secondary to rigid bronchoscopy in a child.
Anesth Pain Intens Care Jan ;16(3):293-5.

Massive subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of interventional bronchoscopy. Complications reported include laryngeal and bronchial spasm, hematorrhea, arrhythmia, airway obstruction, tracheoesophageal fistula, and pneumothorax. Massive subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of rigid bronchoscopy. There has been no case report mentioned in the literature till date to the best of our knowledge. We report an eighteen months old female child who developed emphysema involving upper third of her chest, neck and face after rigid bronchoscopy, which increased progressively threatening closure of the airways but was successfully managed conservatively. The details of this case and the management are discussed.

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