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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr;48(3):180-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.08.038. Epub 2009 Dec 16.

Pneumothorax after orthognathic surgery

Michaela L Goodson  1 , Ravi Manemi, Antony W Paterson
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Case Reports

Pneumothorax after orthognathic surgery

Michaela L Goodson et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

We report the case of an 18-year-old girl who had pneumothorax two days after bimaxillary osteotomy to correct a severe Class II malocclusion. Chest radiograph showed left-sided pneumothorax with complete collapse of the underlying lung and mediastinal shift to the left. A chest drain was inserted and she made an uneventful recovery. The aetiology may be iatrogenic or spontaneous, but we have found no previous reports of pneumothorax after orthognathic surgery.

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